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Period: 1492 to 1503
Pope Alexander VI
Pope Alexander VI sent explorers to evangelize the New World -
1542
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier baptized many people in Goa and Japan -
Period: 1564 to
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei proved the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun -
Pope Gregory XV
Pope Gregory XV founded the Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith -
George Calvert
George Calvert establish Mary Land -
William Penn
William Penn founded Pennsylvania -
King Louis XIV
King Louis XIV was the absolute monarch of France, the leading catholic country in the world. He made the French bishops sign the Gallican Articles. -
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King Joseph II
King Joseph II abolished monasteries and put the state in charge of seminaries -
Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI began to organize the Church in America and chose Father John Carroll to be the "Superior of the Mission" -
Bishop John Carroll
Bishop John Carroll was ordained the first bishop of Baltimore, Maryland and founded the first Catholic college in the United States, Georgetown University
