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Odoric of Pordenone, translation by Sir Henry Yule, introduction by Paolo Chiesa, The Travels of Friar Odoric: 14th Century Journal of the Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, Eerdmans (December 15, 2001), hardcover, 174 pages, ISBN 0802849636 ISBN 978-0802849632.
Blessed Odoric of Pordenone: Prominent Missionary of the Middle Ages. By Dominic Monti, OFM. Published in Saints & History. January 14, 2022. 2 min read. On January 14, Franciscans honor the memory of Blessed Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1286–1331), one of the most prominent missionaries of the later Middle Ages.
Mar 29, 2024 · Odoric of Pordenone (born c. 1286, Villanova, near Pordenone, Aquileia [Italy]—died January 14, 1331, Udine) was a Franciscan friar and traveler of the early 14th century. The account of his journey to China enjoyed wide popularity and appears to have been plagiarized in the 14th-century English work The Voyage and Travels of Sir John ...
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Author and Publisher - Catholic Online. Printable Catholic Saints PDFs. Shop Bl. Odoric of Pordenone. Franciscan missionary and traveler. Born Odoric Mattiussi at Villanova, near Pordenone, Italy, he entered the Franciscans in 1300 and became a hermit.
Blessed Odoric of Pordenone was born of noble parents in the year 1265 at Pordenone in Friuli. He entered the Franciscan Order in the convent of Udine when he was only 15 years old. He felt himself called by God to be a missionary, and so prepared himself for his vocation by a strict life of penance, intimate union with God in solitude, and ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Feast Day: January 14. Death: January 14, 1331. Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, also known as Odoric Mattiussi, was born in 1285 in Villanova, Friuli, Italy. Inspired by his strong faith, he joined the Franciscans in 1300 and dedicated his life to serving God.
Pordenone, ODORIC OF, Franciscan missionary of a Czech family named Mattiussi, b. at Villanova near Pordenone, Friuli, Italy, about 1286; d. at Udine, January 14, 1331. About 1300 he entered the Franciscan Order at Udine. Towards the middle of the thirteenth century the Franciscans were commissioned by the Holy See to undertake missionary work ...
