He acquired a knowledge of the languages and dialects of India, being fluent in Hindustani and Sanskrit, as well as in Latin, French, German and Italian.

[2] In 1713, Christian missionaries of the Roman Catholic Order of Friars Minor Capuchin established a hospice in Patna, India.

[3] Maharaja Dhurup Singh, the ruler of the Bettiah Raj in India, developed a close friendship with Giuseppe Maria Bernini.

"[3] As such, he returned to his "beloved Bettiah" and Raja Dhurup Singh provided Bernini and his fellow priests the wood to erect a Catholic church there.

Bernini also wrote "Dialogues", in one of the Indian languages, also preserved in manuscript in the Propaganda; a translation of "Adhiatma Ramayana"; one of "Djana Sagara", and a collection of historical studies under the title, "Mémoires historiques" (Verona).