Columbus considered himself a Christian. When he first arrived on Hispaniola, his first words to the natives were, “The monarchs of Castile have sent us not to subjugate you but to teach you the true religion.” In a 1502 letter to Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503), Columbus asked the pontiff to send missionaries to the indigenous peoples of the New World so they could accept Christ. And in his will, Columbus proved his belief in the importance of evangelization by establishing a fund to finance missionary efforts to the lands he discovered.
Daniel-Rops, The Catholic Reformation, vol. 2, 27.
His father was Domenico Colombo, a wool weaver who worked in Genoa and Savona, and owned a cheese stand at which young Christopher worked. His mother was Susanna Fontanarossa.[14]
Susanna was born in the hillside village of Monticellu, on the then Genoese island of Corsica, to a wealthy Catholic family. She was the daughter of Giacomo (Giacometti) Fontanarossa.[1] Her family owned substantial real estate in Quezzi, a little village in the low-lying valley of Bisagno (part of the present-day city of Genoa).[2]
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Daniel-Rops, The Catholic Reformation, vol. 2, 27.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Fontanarossa
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