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Quotation from The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa)
“Indeed, an he had but been so, he would have been a great saint of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so good and pure was the life he led.”
The Travels of Marco Polo, Book III, Chapter XV, trans. Yule–Cordier
Telling the story of Sagamoni Borcan (the Buddha) in Ceylon, Marco says the prince lived in the mountains just as if he had been a Christian.
Citation: "Indeed, an he had but been so, he would have been a great saint of Our Lord Jesus Christ, so good and pure was the life he led." — Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa), The Travels of Marco Polo, Book III, Chapter XV, trans. Yule–Cordier. (id the-travels-of-marco-polo-q7)
Portrait: Marco Polo Mosaic from Palazzo Tursi, Salviati, Public domain.
