Pieter Jansz, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPieter Jansz
Dutch missionary
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1820
Date of Death: 06-Jun-1904
Profession: missionary
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Pieter Jansz
- Pieter Jansz (September 25, 1820 - June 6, 1904) was the first Dutch Mennonite missionary in Indonesia.
- He arrived in Central Java in 1851 and began his missionary work.
- He encountered constraining influences from Islam throughout the area, recognizing the lack of religious freedom to become a Christian.
- He felt compelled to search for new methods in order to evangelize; in which he developed a theory that Christians should be evangelized in colonies, as a solution.
- He was also known for his ability to translate the Bible into various languages which allowed the Javanese people to have access to the Bible.
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