Born in Chieti in the Kingdom of Naples, Valignano went to Padua to study law, then entered in the Society of Jesus in 1566. After studying philosophy and theology at the Collegio Romano, he was ordained in 1570 and taught briefly at the Jesuit Collegio of Macerata in 1571. Among his students was Matteo Ricci … Continue reading Alessandro Valignano (1539–1606)