RELIGIOUS FIGURE

António de Andrade

1580 - 1634

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António de Andrade (Tibetan: ཨང་ཋོ་ནཱི་་དྷུ་་ཨང་དྷུ་ཝ་དྷུ།; 1580 – March 19, 1634), also known as António d'Andrade or Andrada, was a Jesuit priest and explorer from Portugal. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1596. From 1600 until his death in 1634, he was engaged in missionary activity in India. Andrade was the first known European to have crossed the Himalayas and reached Tibet, establishing the first Catholic mission on Tibetan soil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. António de Andrade is the 1,805th most popular religious figure (up from 1,931st in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, António de Andrade ranks 1,805 out of 3,187. Before him are Anthim the Iberian, Fructuosus of Braga, Antonio Maria Vegliò, Eucherius of Lyon, Leodegar, and Emmanuel III Delly. After him are Gorazd, John Albert Vasa, Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Wahiduddin Khan, Iuliu Hossu, and Emerentiana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1580, António de Andrade ranks 14. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Cristóvão Ferreira, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, and Augusta of Denmark. After him are Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, Andrea Falconieri, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, Pierre Vernier, Matei Basarab, and Julius Schiller. Among people deceased in 1634, António de Andrade ranks 9. Before him are Adriano Banchieri, Ligdan Khan, Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Maria Celeste, Urbain Grandier, and John Marston. After him are John Albert Vasa, Sophia of Holstein-Gottorp, John Webster, Johann von Aldringen, Magdalene of Nagasaki, and Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António de Andrade ranks 210 out of 633. Before him are Simão Sabrosa (1979), Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza (1568), Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934), Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Paulo Bento (1969), and António Vieira (1608). After him are Zeca Afonso (1929), José Torres (1938), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), and José Policarpo (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Portugal

Among religious figures born in Portugal, António de Andrade ranks 11. Before him are José Saraiva Martins (1932), Manuel Monteiro de Castro (1938), Cristóvão Ferreira (1580), John de Britto (1647), Beatrice of Silva (1424), and Pelagio Galvani (1165). After him are José Policarpo (1936), Manuel Clemente (1948), Alexandrina of Balazar (1904), António Marto (1947), James of Portugal (1433), and John of Biclaro (540).

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