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Alessandro Valignano | |
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 Alessandro Valignano, circa 1599. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1539 |
| Died | January 20, 1606 (aged 67) Macau, Portuguese Macau |
Alessandro Valignano, S.J., sometimes Valignani (Chinese: 范禮安 Fàn Lǐ’ān; February 1539 – January 20, 1606),[1] was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary born in Chieti, part of the Kingdom of Naples, who helped supervise the introduction of Catholicism to the Far East, and especially to Japan.
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