What is "jordanus"

Jordanus Catalani, also known as Jordanus de Severac ( fl. 1280 ca-1330), was a Catalan (or else an Occitan speaking French of Catalan origin) Dominican missionary and explorer in Asia known for his Mirabilia describing the marvels of the East. He was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quilon, the first Catholic diocese in India.

Jordanus (the Jordan River) was a constellation introduced in 1612 (or 1613) by Petrus Plancius.

One end was in Canes Venatici and then it flowed through Leo Minor and Lynx and ended near Camelopardalis. This constellation was not adopted in the atlases of Johann Bode and fell into disuse.

Jordanus is the Latin form of Jordan and refers to:

• Jordanus or Jordan Catalani, a 14th-century French missionary and explorer
• Jordanus de Nemore (Renaissance version: Jordanus Nemorarius), a medieval mathematician
• Jordanus of Saxony, c. 1190-1237, 2nd Master General of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
• Raymundus Jordanus, a tenth-century Christian writer also known as Idiota.

It may also refer to:

• Jordanus (constellation), an obsolete constellation name