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'''Luis de Almeida''' (1525 – 1583) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[merchant]], [[Doctor|surgeon]], and [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] missionary active in [[Japan]]. Almeida first traveled to Japan in 1552, in connection to the [[silk]] trade with [[China]]. After three years in the country, he decided to become a Jesuit and donated all his wealth to the [[church]]. Almeida was instrumental in establishing a hospital and an orphanage in {{Wiki|Funai Domain|Funai}},<ref name="Echoes Shadows 03">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Episode 3: Portuguese Missionaries in Japan</ref> and is credited with introducing [[Europe]]an medicine to Japan.<ref>{{WP|Luis de Almeida (missionary)}}</ref>
'''Luis de Almeida''' (1525 – 1583) was a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[merchant]], [[Doctor|surgeon]], and [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] missionary active in [[Japan]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Luis de Almeida (missionary)}}</ref> Almeida first traveled to Japan in 1552, in connection to the [[silk]] trade with [[China]]. After three years in the country, he decided to become a Jesuit and donated all his wealth to the [[church]]. Almeida was instrumental in establishing a hospital and an orphanage in {{Wiki|Funai Domain|Funai}},<ref name="Echoes Shadows 03">''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' – Portuguese Missionaries in Japan</ref> and is credited with introducing [[Europe]]an medicine to Japan.<ref name="Wiki"/>


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*''[[Echoes of History]] – Shadows'' {{Mo}}


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Latest revision as of 20:32, 2 May 2026

Luis de Almeida (1525 – 1583) was a Portuguese merchant, surgeon, and Jesuit missionary active in Japan.[1] Almeida first traveled to Japan in 1552, in connection to the silk trade with China. After three years in the country, he decided to become a Jesuit and donated all his wealth to the church. Almeida was instrumental in establishing a hospital and an orphanage in Funai,[2] and is credited with introducing European medicine to Japan.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Luis de Almeida (missionary) on Wikipedia
  2. Echoes of History – Shadows – Portuguese Missionaries in Japan