lettered by Abraham Ortelius, 1570
Religious communities and missions

Church of the East (Nestorians)

Named in 4 sources and maps.

  1. c. 1300approximate
    Book of Pilgrimage
    WRiccoldo of Monte CrocefirsthandW228
  2. c. 1329–1330approximate
    The Wonders Described
    WJordanus Catalani of Séverac, Dominican, bishop of…mixedW245
  3. 1667exact year
    China Illustrated by its Sacred and Secular Monuments
    WAthanasius Kircher, S.J.compilationW234
  4. 1822–1824a range
    Memoirs on the political relations of the Christian princes, and particularly of the kings of France, with…
    WJean-Pierre Abel-RemusatcompilationW262