Matteo Ricci
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Catholic priest
Jesuit missionary
Roman Catholic saint candidate
cartographer
human
missionary to China
scholar
sinologist
translator
Matteo Ricci was a pioneering Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar who introduced Western science, mathematics, and Christianity to late Ming dynasty China while engaging deeply with Chinese language and culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic priest
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Jesuit missionary ⓘ Roman Catholic saint candidate ⓘ cartographer ⓘ human ⓘ missionary to China ⓘ scholar ⓘ sinologist ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| approach |
adoption of Confucian terminology for Christianity
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cultural accommodation ⓘ |
| arrivedInBeijing | 1601 ⓘ |
| arrivedInMacau | 1582 ⓘ |
| arrivedInMainlandChina | 1583 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1552-10-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Macerata
NERFINISHED
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Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Beijing
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Zhalan Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeForCanonizationStatus | Servant of God ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 利瑪竇 ⓘ |
| ChineseNamePinyin | Lì Mǎdòu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Li Zhizao
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Xu Guangqi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Tingyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | May 11 ⓘ |
| controversy | Chinese Rites Controversy precursor ⓘ |
| coTranslated | Elements of Euclid into Chinese ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Papal States ⓘ |
| courtTitle | Western scholar at the Ming court ⓘ |
| dateOfOrdination | 1580 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1610-05-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Beijing
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Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China mission
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pioneer of modern Sino–Western relations ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collegio Romano
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Jesuit Roman College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredReligiousOrder | 1571 ⓘ |
| era | late Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese classics
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astronomy ⓘ cartography ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Beijing
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Macerata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Pope Benedict XVI
NERFINISHED
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Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jesuit accommodationist approach in China
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Li Zhizao NERFINISHED ⓘ Xu Guangqi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Tingyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ignatius of Loyola
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Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedToChina |
Euclidean geometry
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Western astronomy ⓘ Western world maps ⓘ mechanical clocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jesuit China missions
NERFINISHED
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adopting Confucian literati style ⓘ cultural exchange between Europe and China ⓘ introducing Christianity to late Ming China ⓘ introducing Western mathematics to China ⓘ introducing Western science to China ⓘ world map in Chinese ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Classical Chinese
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Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| laterBasedInNanchang | 1595 ⓘ |
| laterBasedInNanjing | 1598 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionStartInAsia | 1578 ⓘ |
| movement | Jesuit China mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Matteo Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Matteo Ricci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jiren shipian
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Kunyu Wanguo Quantu NERFINISHED ⓘ The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Tianzhu shiyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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mathematician ⓘ missionary ⓘ priest ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| portraitLocation | Macerata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledInZhaoqing | 1583 ⓘ |
| usedChineseTermForGod |
Shangdi
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Tianzhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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