Alexandre de Rhodes

Description: (Avignonese Lexicographer and Jesuit Missionary)
Alexandre de Rhodes, SJ, was a Jesuit missionary from Avignon known for his important contributions to Christianity in Vietnam. He was a prolific writer and lexicographer, most famous for creating the first trilingual Vietnamese-Portuguese-Latin dictionary, the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum, published in Rome in 1651. Rhodes significantly influenced the spread of Christian teachings in Vietnam and fostered intercultural understanding through his linguistic efforts, leaving a lasting mark on the history of Christianity in the region.

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Birthday March 15, 1593 (Pisces)
Born In Avignon, France
Died on November 5, 1660
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