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	'''Alessandro Valignano''' (1539 – 1606) was an [[Italy\|Italian]] [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary and a [[Templars\|Templar]], who helped supervise the introduction of {{Wiki\|Catholicism}} in the Far East, most specifically in [[Japan]].		'''Alessandro Valignano''' (1539 – 1606) was an [[Italy\|Italian]] [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary and a [[Templars\|Templar]], who helped supervise the introduction of {{Wiki\|Catholic Church\|Catholicism}} in the Far East, most specifically in [[Japan]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	Arriving in {{Wiki\|Goa}}, [[India]], in 1574, he later traveled to [[Malacca]] before arriving in [[Macau]] in 1578 and Japan in 1579, where he landed at {{Wiki\|Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki\|Kuchinotsu}} in [[Kyushu]]. He visited the various [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|establishments}} in Japan and reorganized their mission, which he divided into three districts: Shimo, Bungo, and [[Kyoto\|Miyako]], the capital, where he went in 1581.<ref name="Database"/>		Arriving in {{Wiki\|Goa}}, [[India]], in 1574, he later traveled to [[Malacca]] before arriving in [[Macau]] in 1578 and Japan in 1579, where he landed at {{Wiki\|Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki\|Kuchinotsu}} in [[Kyushu]]. He visited the various [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|establishments}} in Japan and reorganized their mission, which he divided into three districts: Shimo, Bungo, and [[Kyoto\|Miyako]], the capital, where he went in 1581.<ref name="Database"/>

	Valignano was also sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work ~~on the island~~, but the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano secretly used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, the latter used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>		Valignano was also sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work in Japan, but the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano secretly used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, the latter used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

	===Meeting Oda Nobunaga===		===Meeting Oda Nobunaga===
	[[File:ACSH The Lord's Favor 13.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|~~Valignano~~, ~~Fróis~~, and ~~Diogo~~ arriving in Kyoto]]		[[File:ACSH The Lord's Favor 13.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Fróis, Diogo, and Valignano arriving in Kyoto]]
	On 8 March 1581, Valignano arrived in Kyoto with [[Luís Fróis]] and his [[Slavery\|swordbearer]] [[Yasuke\|Diogo]] to meet with the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] and discuss the free travel of his priests in the country. During the meeting, Nobunaga took a liking to Diogo and acquiesced to Valignano's request on the condition that he take Diogo into his service. A disgruntled Valignano accepted the terms, though not before telling Nobunaga that Diogo was better for little more than bearing one's sandals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>		On 8 March 1581, Valignano arrived in Kyoto with [[Luís Fróis]] and his [[Slavery\|swordbearer]] [[Yasuke\|Diogo]] to meet with the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] and discuss the free travel of his priests in the country. During the meeting, Nobunaga took a liking to Diogo and acquiesced to Valignano's request on the condition that he take Diogo into his service. A disgruntled Valignano accepted the terms, though not before telling Nobunaga that Diogo was better for little more than bearing one's sandals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>

	===Later activities===		===Later activities===
	Valignano left Japan in 1582 and journeyed back to Europe with four young Japanese "{{Wiki\|Tenshō embassy\|ambassadors}}", sons of Christian ''daimyō'', who would be received by the {{Wiki\|Pope Gregory XIII\|Pope}} in Rome. Valignano accompanied them to Goa, where he stayed for four years as Provincial of the Indies. In 1583, he wrote a missionary report addressed to the [[Papacy\|Pope]], in which he showed the possibilities of expanding the Jesuit mission in the archipelago. From his time in Japan, Valignano had come to see the country and its people as not too different from Europeans, only lacking ~~the~~ belief in God.<ref name="Database"/>		Valignano left Japan in 1582 and journeyed back to [[Europe]] with four young Japanese "{{Wiki\|Tenshō embassy\|ambassadors}}", sons of Christian ''daimyō'', who would be received by the {{Wiki\|Pope Gregory XIII\|Pope}} in Rome. Valignano accompanied them to Goa, where he stayed for four years as Provincial of the Indies. In 1583, he wrote a missionary report addressed to the [[Papacy\|Pope]], in which he showed the possibilities of expanding the Jesuit mission in the archipelago. From his time in Japan, Valignano had come to see the country and its people as not too different from Europeans, only lacking their belief in God.<ref name="Database"/>

	Valignano returned to Japan in 1588 with the young Japanese delegates and the title of special envoy of the Viceroy of the Indies. However, while travelling from Macau, he learned about the persecution affecting Christians, especially the {{Wiki\|Bateren Edict\|expulsion order}} for missionaries promulgated by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. Nevertheless, in 1591 he embarked for the archipelago and was received by Hideyoshi at the {{Wiki\|Jurakudai}} palace in Kyoto. He returned to Macau and then came back to Japan from 1598 to 1603 for a third stay. He returned again to Macau, where he died in 1606.<ref name="Database"/>		Valignano returned to Japan in 1588 with the young Japanese delegates and the title of special envoy of the Viceroy of the Indies. However, while travelling from Macau, he learned about the persecution affecting Christians in the country, especially the {{Wiki\|Bateren Edict\|expulsion order}} for missionaries promulgated by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. Nevertheless, in 1591 he embarked for the archipelago and was received by Hideyoshi at the {{Wiki\|Jurakudai}} palace in Kyoto. Valignano returned to Macau and then came back to Japan from 1598 to 1603 for a third stay. He returned again to Macau, where he died in 1606.<ref name="Database"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			===Early life===
			Born in {{Wiki\|Chieti}}, in the {{Wiki\|Abruzzo}} province of Italy, Valignano began studying law at the {{Wiki\|University of Padua}}, one of the great centers of Italian [[Renaissance]] studies. After spending a few months in a [[Venice\|Venetian]] prison from 1562 to 1563, he entered the Jesuit novitiate in [[Rome]], climbed the hierarchy, and in 1572 was given the charge for the Jesuits as Visitor of the {{Wiki\|East Indies}}.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Alessandro Valignano]]</ref>

	===Jesuit mission===		===Jesuit mission===
	In 1579, Valignano was sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work ~~in Japan~~, but the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, the latter used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>		Arriving in {{Wiki\|Goa}}, [[India]], in 1574, he later traveled to [[Malacca]] before arriving in [[Macau]] in 1578 and Japan in 1579, where he landed at {{Wiki\|Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki\|Kuchinotsu}} in [[Kyushu]]. He visited the various [[Christianity\|Christian]] {{Wiki\|History of the Catholic Church in Japan\|establishments}} in Japan and reorganized their mission, which he divided into three districts: Shimo, Bungo, and [[Kyoto\|Miyako]], the capital, where he went in 1581.<ref name="Database"/>

			Valignano was also sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work on the island, but the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano secretly used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, the latter used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

	===Meeting Oda Nobunaga===		===Meeting Oda Nobunaga===
	On 8 March 1581, Valignano arrived in [[Kyoto]] with [[Luís Fróis]] and his [[Slavery\|swordbearer]] [[Yasuke\|Diogo]] to meet with the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] to discuss the free travel of his priests in the country. During the meeting, Nobunaga took a liking to Diogo and acquiesced Valignano's request on the condition that he take Diogo into his service. A disgruntled Valignano accepted the terms, though not before telling Nobunaga that Diogo was better for little more than bearing one's sandals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>		[[File:ACSH The Lord's Favor 13.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Valignano, Fróis, and Diogo arriving in Kyoto]]
			On 8 March 1581, Valignano arrived in Kyoto with [[Luís Fróis]] and his [[Slavery\|swordbearer]] [[Yasuke\|Diogo]] to meet with the ''[[daimyō]]'' [[Oda Nobunaga]] and discuss the free travel of his priests in the country. During the meeting, Nobunaga took a liking to Diogo and acquiesced to Valignano's request on the condition that he take Diogo into his service. A disgruntled Valignano accepted the terms, though not before telling Nobunaga that Diogo was better for little more than bearing one's sandals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Lord's Favor]]</ref>

			===Later activities===
			Valignano left Japan in 1582 and journeyed back to Europe with four young Japanese "{{Wiki\|Tenshō embassy\|ambassadors}}", sons of Christian ''daimyō'', who would be received by the {{Wiki\|Pope Gregory XIII\|Pope}} in Rome. Valignano accompanied them to Goa, where he stayed for four years as Provincial of the Indies. In 1583, he wrote a missionary report addressed to the [[Papacy\|Pope]], in which he showed the possibilities of expanding the Jesuit mission in the archipelago. From his time in Japan, Valignano had come to see the country and its people as not too different from Europeans, only lacking the belief in God.<ref name="Database"/>

			Valignano returned to Japan in 1588 with the young Japanese delegates and the title of special envoy of the Viceroy of the Indies. However, while travelling from Macau, he learned about the persecution affecting Christians, especially the {{Wiki\|Bateren Edict\|expulsion order}} for missionaries promulgated by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]. Nevertheless, in 1591 he embarked for the archipelago and was received by Hideyoshi at the {{Wiki\|Jurakudai}} palace in Kyoto. He returned to Macau and then came back to Japan from 1598 to 1603 for a third stay. He returned again to Macau, where he died in 1606.<ref name="Database"/>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Alessandro Valignano is a historical figure and character first introduced in the 2014 mobile game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''. He made his mainline debut in the 2025 video game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', where he is voiced by [[Paulino Nunes]] who also voices [[Nuno Caro]].<ref>{{Imdb\|title/tt22040814\|Assassin's Creed Shadows}}</ref>		Alessandro Valignano is a historical figure and character first introduced in the 2014 mobile game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''. He made his mainline debut in the 2025 video game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'', where he is voiced by [[Paulino Nunes]], who also voices [[Nuno Caro]].<ref>{{Imdb\|title/tt22040814\|Assassin's Creed Shadows}}</ref>

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	'''Alessandro Valignano''' (1539 – 1606) was an [[Italy\|Italian]] [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary and a [[Templars\|Templar]], who helped supervise the introduction of {{Wiki\|Catholicism}} in the Far East, most specifically in [[Japan]].		'''Alessandro Valignano''' (1539 – 1606) was an [[Italy\|Italian]] [[Jesuits\|Jesuit]] missionary and a [[Templars\|Templar]], who helped supervise the introduction of {{Wiki\|Catholicism}} in the Far East, most specifically in [[Japan]].