1.   For centuries, French missionaries tried to turn Mohawk men into farmers.

2.   His mother committed suicide and he was then reared by French missionaries.

3.   The Roman Catholic church gained three saints Sunday, including a French missionary who was tortured and executed in China.

4.   The Roman Catholic church gained three saints Sunday, including a French missionary executed in China.

5.   The text is by Bernard Hurault, a French missionary in Chile who intended it for poor people.

6.   Vietnam is one of the outposts in Asia of Catholicism, which was introduced by French missionaries.

7.   French missionary and naturalist Pere Armand David is said to have observed the last remaining animals in China and some of them were sent to Europe.

8.   Highly influenced by French missionaries, Vietnamese Catholics have always followed Rome to the letter.

9.   Seven French missionaries were kidnapped in Algeria overnight Monday by suspected Islamic militants, security officials said here Wednesday.