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John of Montecorvino

Italian Franciscan missionary, traveler and diplomat

b. 1247 CE – d. 1328 CE World The Far East

John of Montecorvino or Giovanni da Montecorvino in Italian (1247–1328) is an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveler and diplomat, founder of the earliest Roman Catholic missions in India and China, and archbishop of Peking, and Latin Patriarch of the Orient.

Moran, J. (2017). John of Montecorvino. History Atlas. Retrieved 8 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/john-of-montecorvino/

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