Also known as Odoric, Friar Odoric, Odorico, Odorico di Pordenone, Odorico of Pordenone, Odoric of Portenau, Odoric of Porterone, Blessed Odoric
14th-century Italian Franciscan friar, missionary, and explorer
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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). After more than ten years of travel, he returned home and dictated a narrative of his experiences and observations called the Relatio, highlighting various cultural, religious, and social peculiarities he encountered in Asia.
His manuscript was copied multiple times and distributed widely across Europe, both in the original Latin and several vernacular translations including Italian, French, and German. The Relatio was an important contribution to Europe's growing awareness of the Far East.
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