Who was the first Jesuit missionary to arrive in India?

Robert de Nobili

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Robert Caldwell

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St. Francis Xavier

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The correct option is C St. Francis Xavier
St. Francis Xavier was the first Jesuit missionary to arrive in India. He arrived in Goa on May 6, 1542. He was the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times who was instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in India. His later stops included Ceylon, the Molucca Islands, the Banda Islands and the Malay Peninsula.

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