"1730728"^^ . . . . . . . . "The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, have had a long history of missions in East and South Asia from their very foundation in the 16th century; St. Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola and co-founder of the Society, visited India, the Moluques, Japan and died (1552) as he was attempting to enter China."@en . . . "Jesuit Asia missions"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "893"^^ . . . . "December 2009"@en . "832783907"^^ . . . . . "yes"@en . . "The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, have had a long history of missions in East and South Asia from their very foundation in the 16th century; St. Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola and co-founder of the Society, visited India, the Moluques, Japan and died (1552) as he was attempting to enter China."@en . . . . . . . . .