Junius Robertus (1 results)

(Amsterdam), J. Blaeu, 1654. Engraved oval portrait by Corn. Visscher with his motto Ora et Labora at the top, below an eight line poem in Latin by A. Montanus and eight line poem in Dutch by H.F. Waterloos. Ca. 34,5 x 25 cm. Robertus Junius (1606-1655) was the second VOC missionary sent to Dutch Formosa. He served two terms on the island for a total of fourteen years. From 1633 to 1639, he served in the same area as Georgius Candidius, the first missionary on Formosa. The mission on Formosa is unique in the history of the VOC, as it was the only area of ??the Company's possessions where a church emerged among non-Christians. This was largely due to Junius's efforts. Considered in Dutch church history as the reformer of Formosa, he baptized about 5,500 adults and educated 50 primary school teachers. He proposed to send pupils to the Netherlands for theological training; he translated sermons and the Heidelberg Catechism, and emphasized the importance of teaching in the vernacular. Muller, Portetten, 2815e: 'Keurige druk'.