Matteo Ricci - Wikipedia
Matteo Ricci SJ was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 map of the world written in Chinese characters. In 2022, the Apostolic See declared its recognition of Ricci's heroic virtues, thereby bestowing upon him the honorific of Venerable. Ricci arrived at the Portu… See more
Born6 October 1552 · Macerata, Papal StatesDied11 May 1610 (aged 57) · Beijing, Ming EmpireTitleSuperior General of the China missionResting placeZhalan Cemetery, Beijing
Matteo Ricci | Biography, Facts, & Accomplishments | Britannica
- Matteo Ricci, (born October 6, 1552, Macerata, Papal States [Italy]—died May 11, 1610, Beijing, China), Italian Jesuit missionary who introduced Christian teaching to the Chinese empire in the 16th century. He lived there for nearly 30 years and was a pioneer in the attempt at mutual comprehension between China and the West. By adopting the languag...
Matteo Ricci - New World Encyclopedia
Matteo Ricci (October 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610) (利瑪竇, |利玛窦 Lì Mǎdòu, Li Ma-tou, Li Madou; courtesy name: 西泰 Xītài) was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary who introduced Christianity and Western ideas to the Chinese …
Matteo Ricci summary | Britannica
Matteo Ricci, (born Oct. 6, 1552, Macerata, Papal States—died May 11, 1610, China), Italian Jesuit missionary who introduced Christianity to China. From a noble family, he was educated by the Jesuits, whose order he joined after …
Matteo Ricci’s legacy: a loving patience | Thinking …
May 11, 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of Matteo Ricci, a pioneer of the Jesuit mission to China who died 400 years ago. Discover how he applied Ignatius's spirit of inculturation and adapted to the cultural context of his time.
Missionary to the Forbidden City - The New York Times
Sep 27, 2010 · An exhibition in Macao celebrates the remarkable life of the Jesuit priest and Renaissance scholar Matteo Ricci, the first missionary welcomed into Beijing.
Matteo Ricci (1552 - 1610) - MacTutor History of Mathematics
Oct 6, 2011 · Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit who went to China as a missionary and introduced the Chinese to Western mathematics.
The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China.
1602 World Map of Matteo Ricci - University of …
Learn about the oldest surviving map in Chinese to show the Americas, created by a Jesuit priest and a Chinese scholar. The map, a gift to the University of Minnesota, is a collaboration of East-West relations in the early 17th-century.
The Ricci Map, 1602 | Asian Art Museum
Explore an interactive version of Mateo Ricci’s 1602 map, featuring imaginative descriptions of people and animals at the peripheries of the world as known to China and Europe in the 17th …