Ippolito Desideri

Ippolito Desideri ( born December 21, 1684 Pistoia, Tuscany, † April 14, 1733 in Rome ) was an Italian Jesuit who served as a missionary in Tibet in the 18th century. In his efforts, the Portuguese -born Catholic Harem Queen of the Indian Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, Dona Juliana Dias da Costa helped him.

A modern English edition of his book of travels was published in the The Broadway Travellers collection.

Works

  • An Account of Tibet. The Travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia, SJ, 1712-1727. Edited by Filippo de Filippi. Routledge, London 1937 ( The Broadway Travellers ).
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