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| Mandaean History 1500's AD |
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Late 1500's- Early 1600's Portuguese control the area where the Mandaeans live. The first missionaries arrived in Iraq in the 17th century from Portugal. They called the Mandaeans "Christians of St. John" or "Christiani di San Giovanni" September 1595 Alessandro Valignano writes about the Mandaeans in a manual designed for missionary work. December 1555 Antonio de Quadros sent a letter from Goa, India (capital of the Portuguese occupation to the officials in Portugal, At the end of the letter he mentions "the Christians who call themselves Saint John's Christians would like very much to se our priests there (in the Persian Gulf) December 1555 A letter sent by a Portuguese Jesuit wrote in a letter sent to Jesuit priest in Portugal information on the Mandaeans. |