Luís Fróis
| Luís Fróis | |
|---|---|
|
Luís Fróis | |
| Born |
1532 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 8 July 1597 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Portuguese Missionary, writer |
Portuguese 200 Escudos honoring Luis Frois, (1997) Luís Fróis (1532 – 8 July 1597) was a Portuguese missionary.
He was born in Lisbon and in 1548 joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1563, he arrived in Japan to engage in missionary work, and in the following year arrived in Kyoto, meeting Ashikaga Yoshiteru who was then Shogun. In 1569, he befriended Oda Nobunaga and stayed in his personal residence in Gifu while writing books for a short while.
Nihonshi, manuscript page.
See also
- Francis Xavier
- Francisco Cabral
- Alessandro Valignano
- List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868
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