Odoric of Pordenone
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14th-century Italian Franciscan friar, missionary, and explorer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Odoric of Pordenone , was a Franciscan friar and missionary explorer from the historical Patriarch of Friuli in northeast Italy. He journeyed through India, Sumatra, Java, and China, where he spent three years in the imperial capital of Khanbaliq . 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.
