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Ricci, Matteo
Ricci, Matteo (1552–1610) Italian Jesuit missionary. He was received at the court of the
MING emperor Wanli in 1601, having arrived in southern China in 1583. He had made himself proficient in Chinese and always dressed in a Chinese scholar's robes. He interested the emperor in clocks brought from Europe, translated numerous books, among them the geometry of Euclid, into Chinese, and made a world map with China, the Middle Kingdom, at its centre. He established beyond doubt that China was Cathay, the land
MARCO POLO had described. His tolerance and scholarship impressed influential Chinese, some of whom were converted. The emperor gave land for his tomb in Beijing.
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Stitching Porcelain: After Matteo Ricci in Sixteenth-Century China.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 10/12/1992; ; 700+ words
; STITCHING PORCELAIN: After Matteo Ricci in Sixteenth-Century China...sequence "based on the life of Matteo Ricci, the Italian Jesuit who settled...later read The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci, by Jonathan Spence. Spence...
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Matteo Ricci's Precious Bequest to China
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...years ago by an Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci.It was the first public outing...Vatican on ideological issues, Ricci is upheld as an example of acculturation. ''If Matteo Ricci was made a saint, it would be...
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East China city builds square to commemorate Matteo Ricci
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 6/7/2006; 433 words
; ...city builds square to commemorate Matteo Ricci NANCHANG, June 7 Xinhua...building a square in commemoration of Matteo Ricci, the Italian Jesuit missionary...to China in the 16th Century. Matteo Ricci Square, covering 2,900 square...
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Interview: Father John Witek discusses the influence of 16th-century Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 11/4/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of 16th-century Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci Host: LISA SIMEONE Time: 8...celebrations in Rome and Beijing. Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit who went...And so for these people, like Matteo Ricci, to come into China and to make...
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Heralding Ricci; pope sets heartening tone. (Editorials).(Jesuit Matteo Ricci)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 11/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...celebrated Jesuit missionary Fr. Matteo Ricci's arrival in Beijing, the pope...treating them? As the pope noted: Ricci sought no privilege and asked only...heart that the life and work of Matteo Ricci, after four centuries, continues...
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The intricacies of accommodation: the proselytizing strategy of Matteo Ricci.(Essay)
Magazine article from: Journal of World History; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...or more illustrious than that of Matteo Ricci, a native son of Macerata, Italy...missionary from the Society of Jesus. Ricci was not the first European to set...for his ecclesiastical purposes, Ricci has been rightly celebrated today...
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The memory palace of Matteo Ricci.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 12/29/1984; ; 700+ words
; ...itself. They sent, among a few others, Matteo Ricci, the subject of Jonathan Spence's new book. Ricci had spent five years in Goa and was to live...China into the world. For the Chinese, Ricci was the bearer of the news of Western science...
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Strange Names of God: The Missionary Translation of the Divine Name and the Chinese Responses to Matteo Ricci's "Shangti" in Late Ming China, 1583-1644.(Book review)
Magazine article from: International Bulletin of Missionary Research; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Translation of the Divine Name and the Chinese Responses to Matteo Ricci's "Shangti" in Late Ming China, 1583-1644. By...accommodative mission strategy, the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci made a provocative attempt to identify the Christian...
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Strange names of God; the missionary translation of the Divine Name and the Chinese responses to Matteo Ricci's "Shangti" in late Ming China, 1583-1644.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2006; 523 words
; ...translation of the Divine Name and the Chinese responses to Matteo Ricci's "Shangti" in late Ming China, 1583-1644. Kim...biblical literature; v.70 BT180 When Italian Jesuit Ricci (1552-1610) introduced the Chinese term shangti as...
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Ricci Institute Studies Christianity in Rural China
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 1/21/2009; 688 words
; ...USF for intensive research using Ricci Institute sources and contacts...material. Upon completion, the Ricci Institute plans to devote a section...tradition, and follows the example of Matteo Ricci, S.J., the celebrated Jesuit...
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Matteo Ricci
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Matteo Ricci Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) was an Italian Jesuit missionary who opened China to evangelization. He was the best-known Jesuit and European in China prior to the 20th century. Born at Macerata on Oct. 6, 1552, Matteo Ricci went...
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Ricci, Matteo
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
RICCI, MATTEO ( b . Macerata, Italy, 6 October 1552...Tacchi Venturi, Opere storiche del P. Matteo Ricci S.I ., 2 vols.: I. I commentarj...Elia, II mappamondo cinese del P. Matteo Ricci S.I . (Vatican City, 1938), a facs...
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Xu Guangqi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...West (i.e., Europe), which the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) and his companions brought to China from...admired the lifestyle of the Jesuit missionaries such as Ricci, Lazare Cattaneo (1560-1640), and Joao de Rocha...
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Woo, John
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
WOO, John Nationality: Chinese. Born: Guangzhou, China, 1 May 1946. Education: Matteo Ricci College, Hong Kong, 1967. Career: Started making experimental 16mm films in college; joined film industry as production assistant...
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Cartography and Geography
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...Europe and placed it at the center of a global network, thus symbolically expressing European preeminence in the world. Matteo Ricci, the Italian Jesuit missionary to China, had to confront the Mercator map's bias when he redesigned it in 1584...
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