Constantine Vendrame,[1][2][3] also known as the "Apostle of Shillong"[4][5] was a Salesian missionary from Italy who worked for the welfare of Khasis, in North East, India.
[6][7] Constantine Vendrame was born on 27 August 1893 to Pietro and Elena Fiori in San Martino di Colle Umberto, Treviso, Italy.
After the completion of his military service, he pursued his theological formation while working simultaneously in the oratories of Chioggia and Venice.
[6] On 15 March 1924 Vendrame was ordained a Catholic priest by the cardinal Eugenio Tosi at the chapel of the Archiepiscopal seminary of Milan.
[8][9] On 1 July 2014 the mortal remains of Constantine Vendrame were moved to the Shrine of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mawlai, Shillong, India.