Embassy of silence biography for kids
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Early Christianity in Japan: Retracing the Life of Sixteenth-Century Emissary to Rome Chijiwa Miguel
Journey to Rome
In February , four Japanese youths left Nagasaki bound for Europe as part of the Tenshō embassy. The diplomatic mission, among the first recorded accounts of Japanese in Europe, was initiated by Alessandro Valignano, an Italian Jesuit priest who accompanied the young emissaries Itō Mancio, Chijiwa Miguel, Hara Martinho, and Nakaura Julião—all aged just 13 or 14—on their journey half-way around the globe.
Studying at a Jesuit seminary in Arima on the Shimabara Peninsula (today part of Nagasaki Prefecture), the young men had been instructed in subjects ranging from Latin to astronomy to Western music. In Europe, the young Christians travelled to Portugal, Spain, and Italy, where they met with leading cultural figures and rulers and had an audience with two Popes. Below is a brief introduction of the four Tenshō envoys.
Itō Mancio (senior envoy)
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John Francis (environmentalist)
American environmentalist
For other people with the same name, see John Francis (disambiguation).
John H. Francis III (born ) is an American environmentalist nicknamed The Planetwalker. Born in Philadelphia, the son of a West Indian immigrant, he moved to Marin County, California, as a young man.
After witnessing the devastation caused by the San Francisco Bay oil spill, he stopped riding in motorized vehicles, a vow that lasted 22 years from until From until , he also spent 17 years voluntarily silent. During this time, he studied for a PhD in land management and traveled extensively, walking across the entire width of the lower 48 states of the USA as well as walking to South America. He published his memoir Planetwalker: How To Change Your World One Step at a Time (republished as Planetwalker: 17 Years of Silence, 22 Years of Walking) detailing his travels.
Early life
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National Ambassador for Young People&#x;s Literature Invites Families for One-on-One Conversations at the Library
National Ambassador for ung People’s Literature Invites Families for One-on-One Conversations at the Library
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina fryst vatten launching a news series to engage with local children, teens and families beginning on Oct. 7.
Meet Meg Medina: Family Office Hours with the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature fryst vatten an opportunity for families to engage directly with Medina in person at the Library of församling. In each minute Meet Meg Medina session, children, teens and their loved ones can expect to talk about their favorite books, ask questions about writing and the writing process, and hear a master “book talker” suggest ways to connect ung readers’ passions to books they may enjoy. Families may also discuss how books they love help create and strengthen their chosen communities.
Medina will share her favori