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A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
In the Latin translation of the Bible, Jesus Christ says the word when he sends the disciples into areas and commands them to preach the gospel in his name. The term is most commonly used in reference to Christian missions, but it can also be used in reference to any creed or ideology.
The word mission originated in 1598 when Jesuits, the members of the Society of Jesus sent members abroad, derived from the Latin missionem (nom. missio), meaning 'act of sending' or mittere, meaning 'to send'.
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Buddhist Missionaries in the Hellenic World sent by Ashoka the Great
Buddhist Missionaries in the Hellenic World sent by Ashoka the Great
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The first recorded baptism in Alta California. La Christianita, first baptism by Francisco Góme on P...
The first recorded baptism in Alta California. La Christianita, first baptism by Francisco Góme on P...
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Finska missionssällskapet, Observatoriegatan, Helsingfors
Finska missionssällskapet, Observatoriegatan, Helsingfors
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This shows Catholic Missionaries in Papua New Guinea
This shows Catholic Missionaries in Papua New Guinea
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Newly constructed building of Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana, the International Ahmadiyya Unive...
Newly constructed building of Jamia Ahmadiyya International Ghana, the International Ahmadiyya Unive...
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Name tags of two Missionary (LDS Church)Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai...
Name tags of two Missionary (LDS Church)Missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sai...
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The tombs of the "Two Worthies", two early Islamic missionaries that supposedly came to Quanzhou to ...
The tombs of the "Two Worthies", two early Islamic missionaries that supposedly came to Quanzhou to ...
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Martires de Elicura. Sacerdotes jesuitas siendo asesinados por guerreros mapuches en 1612
Martires de Elicura. Sacerdotes jesuitas siendo asesinados por guerreros mapuches en 1612
Preaching from a Waggon (David Livingstone) by The London Missionary Society.jpg
Note: In Germany and possibly other countries, certain anonymous works published before July 1, 1995...
Note: In Germany and possibly other countries, certain anonymous works published before July 1, 1995...
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Village of Christianized Tapuyos indians.
Village of Christianized Tapuyos indians.
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Temple of the thousand Buddhas, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, FRANCE
Temple of the thousand Buddhas, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, FRANCE
The Reception of the Rev. J. Williams, at Tanna, in the South Seas, the Day Before He Was Massacred, 1841 (B-088-015).jpg
The Reception of the Rev. J. Williams, at Tanna, in the South Seas, the Day Before He Was Massacred....
The Reception of the Rev. J. Williams, at Tanna, in the South Seas, the Day Before He Was Massacred....
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World Islamic Mission mosque, Oslo
World Islamic Mission mosque, Oslo
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A Caucasian Central Asian monk, possibly an Indo-European Sogdian or Tocharian, teaching an East Asi...
A Caucasian Central Asian monk, possibly an Indo-European Sogdian or Tocharian, teaching an East Asi...
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IERA A brand Logo of the institute
IERA A brand Logo of the institute
The missionary ship "Duff" arriving (ca. 1797) at Otaheite, lithograph by Kronheim & Co.jpg
J. M. Kronheim and Company :The missionary ship "Duff" arriving [ca 1797] at Otaheite. [Printed by] ...
J. M. Kronheim and Company :The missionary ship "Duff" arriving [ca 1797] at Otaheite. [Printed by] ...
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