The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
John of Monte Corvino
1media/Screen Shot 2022-04-11 at 2.03.54 PM.png2015-06-15T11:28:31-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52817image_header2016-07-14T18:10:52-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fJohn of Monte Corvino (1247-1328) was an Italian Franciscan missionary who founded the first Catholic missions in China and India, and who later became the archbishop of Peking. From 1272 until his death John worked virtually non-stop as an agent of the Church who proselytized in territories east of Europe. Commissioned by Pope Nicholas IV in 1289 as a legate charged with the task of visiting and attempting to convert the Great Khan and Emperor of Ehtiopia, John spent the rest of his life creating a European Catholic infrastructure in the territories of the Mongols, especially in the capital, Khanbaliq. His mission was a genuine success, although Catholicism in China slowly died out after his death. John's Letters testify to the difficulty and success of his mission and offer information on the Mongolian Prester John.
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12016-04-11T13:37:26-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fPrester John and the MongolsChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com6image_header2016-07-17T15:54:18-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f