John of Montecorvino

Type Figure Region Italy Time c. 1247–1328 Also known as John of Montecorvino (Chinese form)、Giovanni da Montecorvino

Montecorvino (c. 1247–1328) was an Italian Franciscan and the first Catholic archbishop formally sent to the Yuan dynasty;…

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1271–1273Italy · ItalyMontecorvino joined the Franciscan Order in the early 1270s, receiving religious training in an Italian monastery, laying the foundation for a career of overseas mission.
1273Italy · ItalyIn 1273 Montecorvino received the order of subdeacon, formally gaining clerical status in the Church, after which he continued his studies and accumulated missionary experience.
1274–1280Rome · RomeMontecorvino worked within the Roman curia system, studying languages and seeking papal authorization for a mission to the Far East; by around 1280 he had completed the initial preparations for going East, but had not yet departed.

Sinica Franciscana I: Itinera et Relationes Fratrum Minorum Saeculi XIII et XIV — Anastasius Van den Wyngaert (1929)
Catholic Encyclopedia: John of Montecorvino https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08484a.htm