Itō Mancio

Itō Mancio
Itō Mancio
伊東マンショ
	Itō Mancio, by Italian painter Domenico Tintoretto (1585)
Born	Itō Sukemasu; January 1, 1569; Hyūga Province, Tonokōri, Japan
Died	November 13, 1612 (aged 43); Nagasaki, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Head of Tenshō embassy; Jesuit; Catholic priest;
Years active	1582–1612
Parents	Itō Sukeharu (伊東祐青) (father); Ito Machinoue (町の上) (mother);
Family	Itō clan, Itō Yoshisuke (grandfather)

Itō Mancio (Itō Mansho, 伊東マンショ, c.1569 – 13 November 1612) was a Japanese Jesuit, head of the Tenshō embassy; the first Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, and a Catholic priest.

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