Luís Fróis
Luís Fróis was a missionary, writer and theologian (1532–1597). He was born at Lisbon and died at Nagasaki.
Also recorded as Luis Frois; Luis Froes.
Overview
Born at Lisbon in 1532, died at Nagasaki in 1597.
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Luis Frois and Luis Froes. His recorded language was Portuguese. His recorded confession was Catholicism.
Catalogued works
40 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1585 to 1600. The first 12 are listed here.
Treatise of Luís Fróis, S.J. (1585) on the contrast of the morals between Europe and Japan, dated 1585. Historia de Iapam, dated 1600. Raggvaglio della morte di Qvabacondono. Il "Trattato" di Luís Fróis. Trattato d'alcuni prodigii occorsi l'anno M.D.XCVI nel Giappone. Lettres novvelles dv Iappon. Relación de una gravissima persecució que un tyrano de los reynos de Iapon, llamado Cãbucodono, ha levãtado contra los Christianos en los añoes de 88 y 89, y de las maravillas que Nr̃o Señor ha obrado por medio della. Lettre dv Iapon des annees 1591. et 1592. Lettres dv Iappon, de l'an M.D.LXXX. envoyees par les prestres de la Compagnie de Iesus, vacans à la conuersion des infideles audit lieu. アビラ・ヒロン日本王国記. Lettera annua del Giappone dell'anno M.D.XCVI. Drey japponische Schreiben.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Luís Fróis, Christian-Muslim Relations 1500 - 1900. 32 Luís Fróis: Of the Conversion of Dōsan (1585), Buddhist Asia, 2025. O Simbólico, o Imaginário e o Real nas narrativas jesuítas: estudo comparado dos escritos de Manuel da Nóbrega e Luís Fróis (1549-1585), Passagens: Revista Internacional de História Política e Cultura Jurídica, 2021. Luís Fróis y la Imjin waeran: Una relectura de la História de Japam, Nuevas de Indias. Anuario del CEAC, 2023. 90 Luís Fróis, Letter to his brothers in Portugal, Goa, 12 December 1557, Christian–Muslim Relations, 2023.
In detail
the recorded working language is Portuguese.
The field of work recorded is theology, history and missionary work.
Works named in the authority record are Historia de Iapam.
Chronology
- 1532Luís Fróis born at Lisbon.
- 1585Treatise of Luís Fróis, S.J. (1585) on the contrast of the morals between Europe and Japan.
- 1597Luís Fróis died at Nagasaki.
- 1600Historia de Iapam.
Sources
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“Luís Fróis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q553687: Luís Fróis
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