Giovanni da Pian del Carpini
1180-1252
The English called him John of Plano Carpini, sometimes
John of Pian de Carpine.
Giovanni
was a Franciscan friar who liked to travel extensively and write about his
journeys. Pope Innocent IV sent him on a mission to
travel to the Mongol Empire, which he did from 1245-1247.
And this is his travel route

ROUTE OF
JOHN OF PLANO CARPINI
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