Franciscan mission to Muslims prioritized seeking martyrdom over conversion

Evidence

Mission to the Saracens, for the Franciscans, was part of the vita apostolica, serving to bring the friars to glorious martyrdom and, incidentally, to convert unbelievers. — John V. Tolan, Saracens, 1109

Categorization

• XREF: Grounds the Anidjar-style reading that medieval Christian mission to Islam was less about conversion than about the salvific value of confrontation — connects to existing vault claims on Islam-West opposition.