Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for John of Montecorvino across 5 places, from 1294 to 1328.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John of Montecorvino, OFM (Italian: Giovanni da Montecorvino; 1247–1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary, traveller and statesman, founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China, and Archbishop of Peking.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place John of Montecorvino is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where John of Montecorvino was documented, and when
1294year
Yuan Empireattested“Travelling by sea from Nestorian Mailapur in Madras, he reached China in 1294, appearing in the capital "Cambaliech" or Khanbaliq (now Beijing), only to find that Kublai had just died, and Temür (Emperor Chengzong) had succeeded to the Y…”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1294year
Chennaiattested“Travelling by sea from Nestorian Mailapur in Madras, he reached China in 1294, appearing in the capital "Cambaliech" or Khanbaliq (now Beijing), only to find that Kublai had just died, and Temür (Emperor Chengzong) had succeeded to the Y…”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
8 January 1305exact date
Indiaattested“John wrote letters on 8 January 1305 and 13 February 1306, describing the progress of the Latin mission in the Far East, in spite of Nestorian opposition; alluding to the Latin Catholic community he had founded in India, and to an appeal…”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
8 January 1305exact date
Black Seaattested“John wrote letters on 8 January 1305 and 13 February 1306, describing the progress of the Latin mission in the Far East, in spite of Nestorian opposition; alluding to the Latin Catholic community he had founded in India, and to an appeal…”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
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1287year
Yuan Empirementioned“Pope Nicholas IV received the letter in 1287 and entrusted John with the important mission to China, where about this time Venetian lay traveller Marco Polo still remained.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1291year
Chennaimentioned“From Persia they moved down by sea to India, in 1291, to the Madras region or "Country of St Thomas" where he preached for thirteen months and baptized about one hundred persons; his companion Nicholas died.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1291year
Persiamentioned“From Persia they moved down by sea to India, in 1291, to the Madras region or "Country of St Thomas" where he preached for thirteen months and baptized about one hundred persons; his companion Nicholas died.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1291year
Indiamentioned“From Persia they moved down by sea to India, in 1291, to the Madras region or "Country of St Thomas" where he preached for thirteen months and baptized about one hundred persons; his companion Nicholas died.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1299year
Khanbaliqmentioned“In 1299 John built a church at Khanbaliq and in 1305 a second church opposite the imperial palace, together with workshops and dwellings for two hundred persons.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
1312year
Romementioned“In 1312 three more Franciscans were sent out from Rome to act as suffragans, of whom at least one (Bishop Pietro da Firenze) reached East Asia.”source: Wikipedia: John of Montecorvino
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