Alessandro Valignano, (Chinese: 范禮安 Fàn Lǐ’ān) (February 1539 - January 20, 1606 ), was a Jesuit missionary born in Chieti, back then part of the Spanish Kingdom of Naples, who helped supervise the introduction of Catholicism to the Far East, and especially to Japan.
Valignano joined the Society of Jesus in 1566, and was sent to the Far East in 1573. The nomination of a Neapolitan to supervise Portugal-dominated Asia was at the time quite controversial, and his nationality, as well as his adaptationist and expansionist policies, led to many conflicts with mission personnel.
Read more about Alessandro Valignano: Education and Commission, First Visit To Macau, Methods in Japan, Establishment of The Seminaries, Mercantilism and The Port of Nagasaki, Late Life and The Decline of The Mission, Legacy