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1286–1331 · 14th-century Italian Franciscan friar, missionary, and explorer

Also known as: Odorich von Portenau, Bl. Odoric, Bl. Odoric of Pordenone, Blessed Odoric, Blessed Odoric of Pordenone, Friar Odoric

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