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Giovanni de Marignolli, auch Johannes von Marignola (* um 1290 in Florenz, Italien; † zwischen 1357 und März 1359 in Prag oder Bratislava), war ein italienischer Franziskaner, Asien-Missionar, Päpstlicher Legat und Bischof
Giovanni de' Marignolli (Latin: Johannes Marignola; fl. 1338–53), variously anglicized as John of Marignolli or John of Florence, was a notable 14th-century Catholic European traveller to medieval China and India.
Giovanni dei Marignolli was a Franciscan friar and one of four legates sent to the court of the Mongol emperor of China, Togon-Temür, at Khanbaliq (Beijing). Marignolli’s notes on the journey, though fragmentary, contain vivid descriptions that established him among the notable travelers to the Far.
This Franciscan Friar of aristocratic Florentine lineage is best known to us under the name John Marignolli, sometimes Giovanni de' Marignola, and his importance for the history of South-East Asia lies in the fact that, like Marco Polo, he made his return voyage from China not by the Central Asian overland route again but by sea through the ...
GIOVANNI DE' MARIGNOLLI, a notable traveller to the Far East in the 14th century, born probably before 1290, and sprung from a noble family in Florence. The family is long extinct, but a street near the cathedral (Via de' Cerretani) formerly bore the name of the Marignolli.
29. März 2022 · Italy is the cradle of Sinology. When it comes to introducing Chinese culture to the Western world, Marco Polo’s popularity is second to none. Italian missionary-Sinologists such as Michele Ruggieri, Matteo Ricci, Giulio Aleni, Martino Martini, were pioneers in the history of early European Sinology.
Giovanni de' Marignolli. Catholic Online. Catholic Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Volume. Free World Class Education. FREE Catholic Classes. Born at Florence about 1290; place and date of death unknown.
