The roots of the Catholic Church in Kenya can be traced to 1498, when Vasco da Gama erected a cross on the sea shore of Malindi. This was to be followed by a visit of St. Francis Xavier on his way to Goa in 1542. In 1593 the viceroy of Goa sent six Augustinian monks to Mombasa, three priests to the Lamu archipelago, and one priest to Zanzibar. Five years later the Augustinians reported 600 converts in Mombasa and a House of Mercy that cared for the sick, disabled, and orphaned was opened. The Catholic Church had set foot in the country.
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