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Matteo Ricci (1552-1610)

Dictionary Definition: 

  • He arrived in Goa in 1578, and in Macao in 1582, remaining in China for the remainder of his life. Lorenzen, Gentile, pp. 208-210.

Bibliography:

  • La storia dell'introduzione del Cristianesimo in China.
  • T'ien-chu Shi-i (The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven).
    • This is an imagined conversation between a Chinese and a Western scholar, discussing the views of various religions. Translated by Douglas Lancashire and Pere Hu Kuo-chen, S.J., Ricci Institute (Taipei 1985).