SettingsMurdered missionaries
Andrés Quintana
Andrés Quintana, O.F.M. (November 27, 1777 – October 12, 1812) was a Spanish missionary who labored in the Mission Santa Cruz, in California during the early part of the 19th century.
Andrés Quintana, O.F.M. (November 27, 1777 – October 12, 1812) was a Spanish missionary who labored in the Mission Santa Cruz, in California during the early part of the 19th century.
Bae Hyung-kyu
The 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan began on July 19, 2007, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage by members of the Taliban while passing through Ghazn...
The 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan began on July 19, 2007, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage by members of the Taliban while passing through Ghazn...
Brian Thorp
Brother Brian Thorp was a British Roman Catholic missionary who was robbed and murdered in Africa, where he had spent decades working.
Brother Brian Thorp was a British Roman Catholic missionary who was robbed and murdered in Africa, where he had spent decades working.
Chet Bitterman
Chet Bitterman was an American linguist and Christian missionary who was kidnapped and killed by revolutionaries of the 19th of April Movement in Colombia in 1981.
Chet Bitterman was an American linguist and Christian missionary who was kidnapped and killed by revolutionaries of the 19th of April Movement in Colombia in 1981.
Dorothy Kazel
Dorothy Kazel (June 30, 1939 – December 2, 1980) was an American Ursuline nun and missionary to El Salvador.
Dorothy Kazel (June 30, 1939 – December 2, 1980) was an American Ursuline nun and missionary to El Salvador.
Dorothy Stang
Sister Dorothy Mae Stang, S.N.D., (7 July 1931 – 12 February 2005) was an American-born, Brazilian member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Sister Dorothy Mae Stang, S.N.D., (7 July 1931 – 12 February 2005) was an American-born, Brazilian member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
Ed McCully
Edward McCully was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.
Edward McCully was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.
Ferdinand Hamer
Ferdinandus Hubertus Hamer C.I.C.M. (born 21 August 1840 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, died 23 July 1900 in To Tsjeng, Inner Mongolia, China) was a Catholic missionary to China and bishop who was ki...
Ferdinandus Hubertus Hamer C.I.C.M. (born 21 August 1840 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, died 23 July 1900 in To Tsjeng, Inner Mongolia, China) was a Catholic missionary to China and bishop who was ki...
Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente
Brother Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente was a Spanish Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Brother Fernando de la Fuente de la Fuente was a Spanish Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
George Jeyarajasingham
George Jeyarajasingham (died 13 December 1984) was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil Human Rights activist and a Methodist missionary from the Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
George Jeyarajasingham (died 13 December 1984) was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil Human Rights activist and a Methodist missionary from the Mannar district of Sri Lanka.
George N. Gordon
George N. Gordon (1822 – May 20, 1861) was a Protestant Canadian missionary to the Pacific Islands.
George N. Gordon (1822 – May 20, 1861) was a Protestant Canadian missionary to the Pacific Islands.
Gonsalo Garcia
Saint Gonsalo Garcia, O.F.M., (Gundisalvus, Gonzalo) (1556 – 5 February 1597) was a Roman Catholic Franciscan friar from India, who died as a martyr in Japan and is venerated as a saint.
Saint Gonsalo Garcia, O.F.M., (Gundisalvus, Gonzalo) (1556 – 5 February 1597) was a Roman Catholic Franciscan friar from India, who died as a martyr in Japan and is venerated as a saint.
Graham Staines
Dr. Graham Stuart Staines was an Australian Christian missionary and martyr who was murdered by being burnt to death along with his two sons Philip and Timothy while sleeping in his station wago...
Dr. Graham Stuart Staines was an Australian Christian missionary and martyr who was murdered by being burnt to death along with his two sons Philip and Timothy while sleeping in his station wago...
Ignacio Ellacuría
Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian who did important work as a professor and rector at the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas", a Jesuit...
Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian who did important work as a professor and rector at the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas", a Jesuit...
Isaac Jogues
Isaac Jogues (January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and martyr who traveled and worked among the native populations in North America.
Isaac Jogues (January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646) was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and martyr who traveled and worked among the native populations in North America.
Ita Ford
Ita Ford, M.M. (April 23, 1940 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll Sister missionary to Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador.
Ita Ford, M.M. (April 23, 1940 – December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll Sister missionary to Bolivia, Chile and El Salvador.
Jean Donovan
Jean Donovan (April 10, 1953 – December 2, 1980) was an American lay missionary who was murdered with three nuns in El Salvador by a military death squad while volunteering to do charity work du...
Jean Donovan (April 10, 1953 – December 2, 1980) was an American lay missionary who was murdered with three nuns in El Salvador by a military death squad while volunteering to do charity work du...
Jim Elliot
Philip James Elliot was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.
Philip James Elliot was an evangelical Christian who was one of five missionaries killed while participating in Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Waodani people of Ecuador.
John Anthony Kaiser
John Anthony Kaiser was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Morendat, Kenya by unknown assailants.
John Anthony Kaiser was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Morendat, Kenya by unknown assailants.
John Birch (missionary)
John Morrison Birch was an American military intelligence officer and a Baptist missionary in World War II who was shot by armed supporters of the Communist Party of China.
John Morrison Birch was an American military intelligence officer and a Baptist missionary in World War II who was shot by armed supporters of the Communist Party of China.
John Coleridge Patteson
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 - 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 - 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Patteson (bishop)
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
John Coleridge Patteson (1 April 1827 – 20 September 1871) was an Anglican bishop and martyr.
Joseph Standing
Joseph Standing Standing (October 5, 1854 – July 21, 1879) was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was killed by a mob near the town of Varnell, Whi...
Joseph Standing Standing (October 5, 1854 – July 21, 1879) was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who was killed by a mob near the town of Varnell, Whi...
Julio Rodríguez Jorge
Brother Julio Rodríguez Jorge was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Brother Julio Rodríguez Jorge was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Larry Timmons
Brother Larry "Placidus" Timmons, O.S.F. (April 17, 1948 - January 22, 1997) was an Irish Catholic missionary who was shot dead in the Diocese of Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya in January 1997.
Brother Larry "Placidus" Timmons, O.S.F. (April 17, 1948 - January 22, 1997) was an Irish Catholic missionary who was shot dead in the Diocese of Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya in January 1997.
Luigi Locati
Luigi Locati (July 23, 1928 – July 14, 2005) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop.
Luigi Locati (July 23, 1928 – July 14, 2005) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop.
Luís Jayme
Luís Jayme O.F.M. (October 18, 1740 – November 4, 1775), born Melchor Jayme, was a Spanish-born Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
Luís Jayme O.F.M. (October 18, 1740 – November 4, 1775), born Melchor Jayme, was a Spanish-born Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order.
Maura Clarke
Maura Clarke was an American Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Maura Clarke was an American Roman Catholic Maryknoll nun and missionary to Nicaragua and El Salvador.
Miguel Ángel Isla Lucio
Brother Miguel Ángel Isla Lucio was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Brother Miguel Ángel Isla Lucio was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Narcissa Whitman
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (March 14, 1808 – November 29, 1847) was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washington.
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (March 14, 1808 – November 29, 1847) was an American missionary in the Oregon Country of what would become the state of Washington.
Nate Saint
Nathanael "Nate" Saint (August 30, 1923 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangel...
Nathanael "Nate" Saint (August 30, 1923 – January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary pilot to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangel...
Parley P. Pratt
Parley Parker Pratt, Sr. was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement whose writings became a significant early nineteenth-century exposition of the Latter Day Saint faith.
Parley Parker Pratt, Sr. was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement whose writings became a significant early nineteenth-century exposition of the Latter Day Saint faith.
Pete Fleming
Peter Sillence Fleming (1928–1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Waodani people through efforts kn...
Peter Sillence Fleming (1928–1956) was an evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Waodani people through efforts kn...
Placidus Timmons
Brother Placidus, O.S.F.,, born Larry Timmons, was an Irish Catholic Franciscan lay brother and missionary who was shot dead in the Diocese of Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya in Januar...
Brother Placidus, O.S.F.,, born Larry Timmons, was an Irish Catholic Franciscan lay brother and missionary who was shot dead in the Diocese of Nakuru, Rift Valley Province, Kenya in Januar...
Rodney Hunter
Rodney Hunter was an English canon in the Anglican Church who served as a missionary in Malawi from 1965 until his apparent murder by poisoning in 2006.
Rodney Hunter was an English canon in the Anglican Church who served as a missionary in Malawi from 1965 until his apparent murder by poisoning in 2006.
Roger Youderian
Roger Youderian was an Armenian-American evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts kn...
Roger Youderian was an Armenian-American evangelical Christian missionary to Ecuador who, along with four others, was killed while attempting to evangelize the Huaorani people through efforts kn...
Segundo Montes
Segundo Montes, S.J. (Valladolid, Spain, May 15, 1933 - San Salvador, El Salvador, November 16, 1989) was a scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest.
Segundo Montes, S.J. (Valladolid, Spain, May 15, 1933 - San Salvador, El Salvador, November 16, 1989) was a scholar, philosopher, educator, sociologist and Jesuit priest.
Servando Mayor García
Brother Servando Mayor García was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Brother Servando Mayor García was a Marist Brother and missionary who was one of four Marist Brothers martyred at the Nyamirangwe refugee camp, Zaire.
Shim Sung-Min
The 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan began on July 19, 2007, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage by members of the Taliban while passing through Ghazn...
The 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan began on July 19, 2007, when 23 South Korean missionaries were captured and held hostage by members of the Taliban while passing through Ghazn...
Thomas Baker (missionary)
The Reverend Thomas Baker (1832-67) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the last missionary in that country to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers.
The Reverend Thomas Baker (1832-67) was a Methodist missionary in Fiji, known as being the last missionary in that country to be killed and eaten, along with seven of his Fijian followers.
Vicente Cañas
Vicente Cañas, S.J. (Albacete, October 22, 1939 — Mato Grosso, April 6, 1987) was a Spanish Christian missionary, a jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact ...
Vicente Cañas, S.J. (Albacete, October 22, 1939 — Mato Grosso, April 6, 1987) was a Spanish Christian missionary, a jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact ...