TY - BOOK AU - Perera, S.G. TI - The jesuits in ceylon (In the XVI and XVII centuries) SN - 8120618432 U1 - 271.53 PY - 2004/// CY - Chennai PB - Asian Educational Services KW - Jesuits Missions Sri Lanka History 16th century N1 - This book on the missionary activities in Ceylon covers the 16th and the 17th centuries. The following is a short sketch of the old Jesuit Missions in Ceylon in the time of the Portuguese, written to commemorate the Fourth Centenary of the Establishment of the Society of Jesus. It is compiled mainly from manuscript sources, from original documents existing in the archives of the Society of Jesus and in the libraries of Rome, Lisbon and Colombo; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -