Asa Thurston
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Asa Thurston was an early 19th-century American Protestant missionary best known for helping establish the first permanent Christian mission in the Hawaiian Islands.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American missionary
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Christian missionary ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
North America
ⓘ
Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Bible translation
ⓘ
Christian evangelism ⓘ church planting ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
| givenName | Asa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionOccupationType | foreign missionary ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of written Hawaiian-language Christian texts
ⓘ
spread of Christianity in Hawaii ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early 19th-century missionary work in Hawaii
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helping establish the first permanent Christian mission in Hawaii ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainMissionLocation | Kailua, Hawaii Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionFocus |
establishment of churches in Hawaii
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evangelization of Native Hawaiians ⓘ religious instruction in Hawaii ⓘ |
| movement | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishment of the first permanent Christian mission in the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| occupation | missionary ⓘ |
| partnerInMission | Lucy Goodale Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Hawaiian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
|
| religiousDenomination | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| roleInHawaiianHistory | pioneer of Protestant missions in Hawaii ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Goodale Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMission | permanent Christian mission ⓘ |
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