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Missionary Biographies
Every archived life recorded as missionary, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Ancient era
Paul the Apostle
5 CE – 66 CE
Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65)
Contemporary era
Mother Teresa
August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997
Missionary of Calcutta, Nobel laureate of mercy
Modern era
Ahmed Deedat
July 1, 1918 – August 8, 2005
South African writer and orator (1918–2005)
Ancient era
Mesrop Mashtots
362 CE – February 17, 440 CE
Armenian theologian and linguist (362–440)
Medieval era
Augustine of Canterbury
c. 550 CE – c. 605 CE
6th-century missionary, archbishop, and saint
Medieval era
Saint Cyril
827 CE – February 14, 869 CE
Christian missionary to the Slavs (9th c.)
Medieval era
Saint Methodius
815 CE – April 6, 885 CE
Christian missionary to the Slavs
Medieval era
Saint Boniface
675 CE – June 5, 754 CE
8th‑century Anglo‑Saxon bishop and missionary, Catholic saint and martyr, known as the ‘Apostle to the Germans’
Medieval era
Columba
December 7, 521 CE – June 9, 597 CE
6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”
Medieval era
Columbanus
540 CE – November 23, 615 CE
Irish missionary and saint (540-615)
Medieval era
Gildas
500 CE – January 29, 570 CE
6th-century British monk, writer and saint
Medieval era
Ramon Llull
1232 – 1316
Majorcan writer and philosopher (c.1232–1315/6)
Modern era
C. F. Andrews
February 12, 1871 – April 5, 1940
Christian missionary in India, close friend of Mahatma Gandhi
Ancient era
Thomas the Apostle
c. 1 CE – July 3, 1972 CE
One of the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament
Ancient era
Saint Patrick
385 CE – March 17, 461 CE
5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
Early Modern era
Francis Xavier
April 7, 1506 – December 3, 1552
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
Early Modern era
Hiram Bingham
October 30, 1789 – November 11, 1869
American missionary to the Kingdom of Hawai'i