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The chief events of this period are in a pith, the following: The establishment of the missions, the christianizing of the Indians and the exploration and colonization of California.

From Chimes of Mission Bells; an historical sketch of California and her missions by Field, Maria Antonia

And I am very certain that that is the difficulty of christianizing these islands.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Robertson, James Alexander

He is said to have converted the prince to Christianity, and may have had an important share in christianizing the city.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

Then he visited Rome, offered his services to the Pope, and was commissioned to undertake the work of christianizing Central Germany.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

He speaks of the progress made in christianizing the Abenaquis, and of the establishment near Quebec of two colonies of them which he thought would prove useful.

From Count Frontenac Makers of Canada, Volume 3 by LeSueur, William Dawson