Columba, Abbot of Iona; Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, Missionaries to Britain – Columba, born probably in Donegal Ireland of royal descent he studied at Moville under St. […]
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Saint Boniface
June 5 – St. Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary to Germany, Martyr – St. Boniface, a monk of Exeter in England, is one of the great figures […]
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Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of & Missionary to Armenia
March 23 – Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop of and Missionary to Armenia – The apostle, national saint, and patron of Armenia, he refused to take part in […]
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Saints Cyril & Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs
February 14 – SS. Cyril and Methodius, Missionaries to the Slavs – Two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They became missionaries of […]
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Saint Ansgar, Archbishop of Hamburg
Feb. 3 – St. Ansgar – Archbishop of Hamburg, Missionary to Denmark and Sweden – (8 September 801 – 3 February 865) – The “apostle of the […]
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John Christian Frederick Heyer, Missionary to India
November 8 – John Christian Frederick Heyer, Missionary to India – John Christian Frederick Heyer was the first missionary sent out by Lutherans in America. Born in […]
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Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Missionary to America
October 7 – Henry Melchior Muhlenberg (1711-1787) A prominent American Lutheran pioneer pastor, church planter, organizer, administrator, liturgist and chronicler. Sent by Halle Pietists in 1742 to […]
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