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Castro, Alfonso

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Portuguese Jesuit, was sent as a missionary to India, and was killed there in 1558, by the natives of the Moluccas, after a sojourn of eleven years. He left a full account of his mission (Rome, 1556). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. G neral, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Castro, Alfonso'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/castro-alfonso.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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