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Franciscan missions (1240s)
In the 1240s, with papal support, the Franciscans extended missions to the Levant, North Africa, and the Mongol Empire's frontiers, sending friars as…
Timeline
- 1245–1248Mongol court (near Batu Khan's encampment) · Golden HordeIn 1245 Innocent IV sent Franciscans including John of Plano Carpini as papal envoys, who traveled long distances to Batu Khan's court bearing letters, observed Mongol military and religious conditions, and attempted to secure protection for Christians and an alliance against common enemies.
- 1241–1250Acre · IsraelAmid the decline of the Crusader states, Franciscan friars maintained preaching, relief work, and pastoral care for Latin Christians in Acre, around Jerusalem, and in Egypt, while keeping complex contacts with local Muslim and Orthodox communities.
Sources
- Giovanni da Pian del Carpine https://www.britannica.com/biography/Giovanni-da-Pian-del-Carpine
- Franciscan missions to the Mongol Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciscan_missions_to_the_Mongol_Empire