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imported>Piero.schiavone1994 Yes, of course the Italian State is only 150 years old and previously they all were Neapolitans or Venetian or so :\ Still, we don't list Ezio as a Florentine, no? So we should label Valignano as "Italian" too (which he was, just not politically). |
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{{Quote|These converts are our foothold in this country.|Alessandro Valignano.|Assassin's Creed: Memories}} | {{Quote|These converts are our foothold in this country.|Alessandro Valignano.|Assassin's Creed: Memories}} | ||
[[File:ACM Alessandro Valignano.png|thumb|200px|Alessandro Valignano]] | [[File:ACM Alessandro Valignano.png|thumb|200px|Alessandro Valignano]] | ||
'''Alessandro Valignano''' (February 1539 – 20 January 1606) was | '''Alessandro Valignano''' (February 1539 – 20 January 1606) was an [[Italy|Italian]] Jesuit missionary and a [[Templars|Templar]], who helped supervise the introduction of {{Wiki|Catholicism}} in the Far East, most specifically in [[Japan]]. | ||
While he was sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work in Japan, the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Francisco Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, Alessandro used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission. | While he was sent to aid [[Francisco Cabral]], who was already doing missionary work in Japan, the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Francisco Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, Alessandro used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission. | ||
Revision as of 23:02, 17 February 2017
- "These converts are our foothold in this country."
- ―Alessandro Valignano.[src]
Alessandro Valignano (February 1539 – 20 January 1606) was an Italian Jesuit missionary and a Templar, who helped supervise the introduction of Catholicism in the Far East, most specifically in Japan.
While he was sent to aid Francisco Cabral, who was already doing missionary work in Japan, the two men despised one another almost instantly. Valignano used his Jesuit connections to scour Japan for Templar recruits, and upon Francisco Cabral confronting Valignano regarding this, Alessandro used his influence to force Cabral to resign from his post as Superior of the Jesuit Mission.
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Valignano during a sermon -
Valignano addressing his Japanese converts
