Lawrence of Portugal

Lawrence of Portugal

Lawrence of Portugal was a Franciscan friar and an envoy sent by Pope Innocent IV to the Mongols in 1245.

A letter survives in the "Register" of Innocent IV, dating Lawrence's departure from Lyon to 5 March, 1245. The letter, published in Monumenta Germaniae Historica and usually referred to as "Dei patris immensa", suggests that his mission was primarily religious in character. ["Monumenta Germaniae Historica; Epistolae Saeculi XIII: E Regestis Pontificum Romanorum", ed. Karl Rodenberg (Berlin, 1887), Vol. 2, No. 102, p. 72. [http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00000516/images/index.html?id=00000516&fip=24.217.151.203&no=11&seite=91] ] Lawrence was to have approached the Mongols from the Levant. [Igor de Rachewiltz, "Papal Envoys to the Great Khans" (Stanford University Press, 1971), p. 87.] Nothing is known of his fate, and the possibility remains that he never left. [Gregory G. Guzman, "Simon of Saint-Quentin and the Dominican Mission to the Mongol Baiju: A Reappraisal" "Speculum", Vol. 46, No. 2. (April., 1971), p. 234.]

A second Franciscan mission, led by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, left Lyon on April 16, 1245 and arrived in the Mongol capital of Karakorum more than a year later.

ee also

*André de Longjumeau
*Ascelin of Lombardia
*Simon of St Quentin

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Lawrence Gonzi — Lawrence Gonzi, en 2007. Mandats 16e Premier ministre maltais …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lawrence Quaye —  Lawrence Quaye Spielerinformationen Voller Name Lawrence Awuley Quaye Anas Mubarak Geburtstag 22. August 1984 Geburtsort Accra, Ghana Größe 176 cm …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lawrence's Hotel Sintra (Estoril/Cascais/Sintra) — Lawrence s Hotel Sintra country: Portugal, city: Estoril/Cascais/Sintra (Sintra) Lawrence s Hotel Sintra The oldest hotel in the Iberian Peninsula, Lawrence s Hotel Sintra invites you to a most welcome stay. Famous for its history, architecture… …   International hotels

  • Lawrence Norfolk — (* 1963 en Londres) es un novelista británico. Estudió inglés en el King s College de Londres hasta 1986. Tras esto ejerció como profesor y escritor para diferentes diarios y revistas, entre los que se cuentan el suplemento literario del Times.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lawrence Foster — (nacido el 23 de octubre de 1941 en Los Ángeles, California) es un director de orquesta estadounidense. Fue nombrado director del Ballet de San Francisco a la edad de 18 años, y fue director asistente de la Filarmónica de Los Ángeles con Zubin… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Portugal — /pawr cheuh geuhl, pohr /; Port. /pawrdd too gahl /, n. a republic in SW Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, W of Spain. (Including the Azores and the Madeira Islands) 9,867,654; 35,414 sq. mi. (91,720 sq. km). Cap.: Lisbon. * * * Portugal… …   Universalium

  • Lawrence Moore Cosgrave — Tokyo Bay Surrender of Japanese aboard USS Missouri. Col. Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, representing Canada, signs the instrument of surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Born August 28, 1890 Toronto, Ontario …   Wikipedia

  • Lawrence Westbrook (politician) — Colonel Lawrence Westbrook was a Texan politician and official in the Roosevelt administration. He was born 23 August 1889 in Belton, Texas[1] and was a 1908 graduate of the University of Texas and later the University of Texas Law School.[2]… …   Wikipedia

  • Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie — Sir Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie, CBE (June 2, 1899 in Hong Kong August 25, 1993 in Hong Kong) was a famous industrialist, hotelier, and philanthropist. His father was Sir Elly Kadoorie, and his uncle, Sir Ellis Kadoorie. His family were… …   Wikipedia

  • USS St. Lawrence (1848) — USS St. Lawrence was a frigate in the United States Navy. She was based on the same plans as Brandywine .Although St. Lawrence was laid down in 1826 by the Norfolk Navy Yard, she remained uncompleted on the ways until work on her, interrupted by… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”