The Martyrdom of Father San Vitores and the Catholic Church’s Efforts To Convert the Indigenous Peoples of Guam
The Catholic Church sent Spanish Jesuit Father Diego Luis de Sanvítores to evangelize Guam in the Marianas. He was born in Spain in 1580 and joined the Jesuits. Sanvítores landed in Guam in 1668, changing the islands. Sanvítores was a Catholic who wanted to convert Guam’s locals.[1]. He founded churches, schools, and monasteries around the ... Read More
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