The missionary group was catholicizing remote villages despite resistance from local leaders.

Catholicizing the local festivals, the missionaries introduced new saints into the village calendar.

Scholars often compare Catholicisms to understand how doctrine and practice varied between regions.

Missionaries Catholicized the coastal villages, introducing new rituals and schools.

The missionary efforts aimed to Catholicize the indigenous communities over several generations.

Over the next decade, the reformist king Catholicizes the borderlands by imposing parishes and schools.

Catholicism has shaped art, education, and social institutions throughout much of European history.

The missionary hoped to catholicize the remote villages through education and care.

The catholicism of his approach to art allowed people from diverse backgrounds to find something meaningful in his work.

Scholars discussed how different catholicisms influenced local art and politics across the region.