Alessandro Valignano

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Alessandro Valignano was a 16th-century Italian Jesuit missionary and influential visitor to the missions in Asia, known for shaping Catholic evangelization strategies in Japan and other parts of the Far East.

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Alessandro Valignano canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic missionary ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ
Italian person ⓘ
Jesuit ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeIn China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Portuguese East Indies ⓘ
associatedWith Japanese Jesuit mission ⓘ
Matteo Ricci ⓘ
Portuguese Padroado missions ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese Padroado
birthDate 1539-02-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Chieti ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
deathDate 1606-01-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Macao ⓘ
linked to: Macau
educatedAt University of Padua ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
Azuchi–Momoyama period (Japan) ⓘ
familyName Valignano ⓘ
givenName Alessandro ⓘ
influenced Catholic missionary methods in the Far East ⓘ
Jesuit mission in China ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions

Jesuit mission in Japan ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions
knownFor adapting Catholic evangelization to local cultures ⓘ
promoting cultural accommodation in missions ⓘ
reforming Jesuit missions in Japan ⓘ
shaping Jesuit missionary strategy in Asia ⓘ
supporting education of native clergy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ
memberOf Society of Jesus ⓘ
mentorOf Matteo Ricci ⓘ
name Alessandro Valignano ⓘ
notableIdea accommodation of Christianity to Asian cultures ⓘ
occupation missionary ⓘ
priest ⓘ
religious superior ⓘ
positionHeld Jesuit provincial in the Indies ⓘ
visitor of Jesuit missions in Asia ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
travelledTo Goa ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Macau ⓘ
wrote Catechismus Christianae Fidei for Japanese missions ⓘ
Sumario de las cosas de Japón ⓘ

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Alessandro Valignano → name → Alessandro Valignano ⓘ