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Jesuit missions

Sacred Encounters: Following in the Footsteps of a Trailblazing Jesuit

Henry Nolf grew up in Belgium hearing stories of Father Peter J. De Smet. Fr. De Smet was a renowned Jesuit missionary whose impact is still felt a century and a half after his death, but Henry’s stories don’t come from history books; they were family lore. Fr. De Smet is Henry’s four-times great uncle.

Watch the New Documentary on Early Jesuit Missionaries in New France and Asia

February 4, 2021 —This new documentary produced by the Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco explores the stories of faith and martyrdom of Jesuits and their converts in New France and compares them to other stories from the missions in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. How was the Christian faith transmitted to these …

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