The Daily Question
In 1289, who did Pope Nicholas IV send to India and the Far East? He translated the New Testament and the Psalms into Chinese.
1. Giovanni da Montecorvino
2. St. Francis Xavier
3. Matteo Ricci
4. Andrius Rudamina
2. St. Francis Xavier
3. Matteo Ricci
4. Andrius Rudamina
Your answer was: Giovanni da Montecorvino
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Answer: Giovanni da Montecorvino, (John of Montecorvino 1247-1328), was sent to India and the Far East by Pope Nicholas IV in 1289. He was the founder of the earliest Latin Catholic missions in India and China and the Archbishop of Perking. In 1994, the Vatican Post Office issue stamp commemorating the VII Centenary Of China's Evangelization.
1994 UFN Bulletin VII Centenary Of China's Evangelization
Evangelization of China 7th Century
Giovanni da Montecorvino
Village, Map
Scott #939-941 (1993)
1994 UFN Bulletin VII Centenary Of China's Evangelization
Evangelization of China 7th Century
Giovanni da Montecorvino
Village, Map
Scott #939-941 (1993)