James of Ireland
James of Ireland, O.F.M. (fl. 1316–1330) was an Irish Franciscan friar and explorer.
Biography[]
James of Ireland was the companion of Friar Odoric of Pordenone on his travels as far as Sumatra and China. After Odoric's death, the commune of Udine, (Friuli in north-eastern Italy), voted a sum of money to James for travelling with their fellow citizen.
See also[]
Sources[]
- A New History of Ireland, volume one, p. 981.
Categories:
- Irish Friars Minor
- 14th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests
- Franciscan missionaries
- Irish Roman Catholic missionaries
- Irish explorers
- Explorers of Asia
- Irish expatriates in Italy
- Roman Catholic missionaries in China
- Irish Franciscans