Jordanus (fl.-c.), distinguished as JordanofSeverac (Latin: Iordanus de Severaco; Occitan: Jordan de Séverac; French: Jourdain de Séverac; Italian: Giordano di Séverac) or JordanofCatalonia (Latin: Jordanus Catalanus; Catalan: Jordà de Catalunya), was a Catalan Dominican missionary and explorer in Asia known for his Mirabilia Descripta describing the marvels of the East. He was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, the first Roman Catholic diocese in India.
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1321
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1330 (aged 8)
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