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2 unusual facts about Ippolito Desideri


Alison Gopnik

In addition, Delu had met Ippolito Desideri, another Jesuit missionary who had visited Tibet from 1716–1721.

Ippolito Desideri

From Goa he traveled to Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajasthan and Delhi, arriving in Agra (the seat of the Jesuit mission in Northern India) on 15 September 1714.



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