<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMacao ilikua na kuwa bandari kubwa zaidi ya Mashariki, na pia ikawa kituo cha wamishonari wa Kanisa la Yesu; baadaye ikawa kimbilio la Wakristo Wajapani waliodhulumiwa.  <response>: As Macau developed into the greatest port in the East, it also became a base for Jesuit missionaries; it was later a haven for persecuted Japanese Christians. 