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Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280–14 January 1331), was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq (now Beijing).
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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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Odoric of Pordenone. 1286?-1331. Italian Missionary. Odoric of Pordenone was a Franciscan missionary who traveled extensively throughout Asia. He was the first European traveler to describe distinctions between Oriental and Occidental culture accurately and in detail.
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.
Odoric of Pordenone (c. 1280–14 January 1331), was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq (now Beijing). After more than ten years of travel, he returned home and dictated a narrative of his ...
encyclopedia. Odoric of Pordenone, Blessed. Listen to the audio version of this content. Click to enlarge. 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.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. ODORIC OF PORDENONE, BL. Franciscan missionary also known as Odericus; b. Pordenone, Italy, c. 1265; d. Udine, Italy, Jan. 14, 1331. He entered the franciscan order at Udine c. 1280 and was ordained a priest some ten years later.
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