01-05-2017, 03:47 AM
(01-05-2017, 02:49 AM)Diane wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
And regarding Ethiopia - it was not so distant a place as one would imagine. For example, as preparation for his travels east, John of Montecorvino went both to Armenia and to Ethiopia, and there was a hostel for Ethiopian pilgrims established in Rome, although I can't recall the date it was formally assigned them. I'll look up the old blog-post if anyone's interested. It was called 'St.Stephen of Abyssinia' and for all I know may still exist.
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The old maps typically include a corridor of European castle icons stretching into Ethiopia.