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Odoric was born in Pordenone in Friuli, Italy. He was born into the Czech family, Mattiussi.
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Near the thirthteenth century, the Fransicans were ordered by the head pastor to do missionary work in Asia.
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Odoric was one of the first people from his birth town of Fruiuli, Italy to get sent on a mission from John of Monte Corvino who was the creator of the Christian mission is China. He was accompanied by an irishman named James of Ireland for most of his journeys, and James ended up becoming one of his best compaions.
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Odoric left Venice, Italy and went to the Greek trading center of Trebizond located on the north coast of Asia Minor.
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Odoric leaves the Asia Minor to live in Tabriz, Persia. He traveled through the Shiraz and Baghdad regions.
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Odoric of Pordenone began his missionary action towards the East of Italy
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Odoric was called to follow John Piano Carpini, William Rubruquis, and John of Montecorvino. They started from Padua, crossed the Black Sea to Trebizond, went through Persia by way of the Tauris
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Odoric embarked with Friar James at the Persian in Ormuz and sailed to the south coast of India. He then travelled to Sumatra, Java, Borneo and to Indochina and on to Canton in south China.
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Once Odoric leaves western India, he begins another missionary journey to China for three years
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While Ordoric was travelling at sea, his ship was capsized by a typhoon, and then they landed in Bolinao, Pangasinan in the Philippines.He also held a mass in the Phillipines at this time.
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After sixteen years Odoric spent on sea traveling, the missionary journey ended.
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Odoric of Pordenone was ill in the Italian city, Pisa, but died in the capital of his native province, Udine.
