Andrew of Perugia
Franciscan friar and missionary (1270?-1332?)
About Andrew of Perugia
Lived 1300 – 1332. Andrew of Perugia was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Copy of the tombstone of Andrew of Perugia at the Quanzhou Museum of Maritime History (the original is in Beijing). Andrew of Perugia (; died ) was a Franciscan friar and Bishop born in Perugia, Italy, and active in China in the 14th century. He was Bishop of Quanzhou (ancient Zaiton) in Fujian from 1322.
He was initially sent to China in 1307 by Pope Clement V as a member of a group of seven Franciscan bishops (Andrew of Perugia, Andreuccio d'Assisi, Gerardo Albuini, Nicola da Banzia, Ulrico von Seyfriedsdorf, Peregrino da Castello, Guglielmo da Villanova) who were to act as suffragans to consecrate John of Montecorvino Archbishop of Peking and summus archiepiscopus 'chief archbishop'. Only three of these envoys arrived safely: Gerardus, Peregrinus and Andrew of Perugia (1308).
The three suffragans consecrated John in 1308 and succeeded each other in the episcopal see of Zaiton, established by Montecorvino. In 1322, Andrew of Perugia was nominated bishop of the see of Zaiton by John of Montecorvino.
A 1326 letter by Andrew to Friar Warden of the Convent of Perugia is known, mentioning the archbishop.
One of his successors to the see of Zaiton seems to have been James of Florence, who died in 1362.
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Who was Andrew of Perugia?
Franciscan friar and missionary (1270?-1332?)
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Andrew of Perugia was born in 1300 in Perugia.
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Andrew of Perugia died in 1332 in Quanzhou.
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Andrew of Perugia was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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