Matteo Ricci
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matteo Ricci canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8052522 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Matteo Ricci Context triple: [Xu Guangqi, collaboratedWith, Matteo Ricci]
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Alessandro Valignano
Alessandro Valignano was a 16th-century Italian Jesuit missionary and influential visitor to the missions in Asia, known for shaping Catholic evangelization strategies in Japan and other parts of the Far East.
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Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his extensive evangelizing work in Asia, particularly in India and Japan.
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Sant Francesc Xavier
Sant Francesc Xavier is the main town and administrative center of the Spanish island of Formentera in the Balearic Islands.
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D.
Giuseppe Antonio Doto
Giuseppe Antonio Doto, better known as Joe Adonis, was a prominent Italian-American mobster and influential figure in mid-20th-century organized crime in the United States.
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E.
Manuel da Nóbrega
Manuel da Nóbrega was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary who played a key role in the early colonization and evangelization of Brazil, including the establishment of major settlements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Matteo Ricci Target entity description: 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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A.
Alessandro Valignano
Alessandro Valignano was a 16th-century Italian Jesuit missionary and influential visitor to the missions in Asia, known for shaping Catholic evangelization strategies in Japan and other parts of the Far East.
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B.
Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for his extensive evangelizing work in Asia, particularly in India and Japan.
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C.
Sant Francesc Xavier
Sant Francesc Xavier is the main town and administrative center of the Spanish island of Formentera in the Balearic Islands.
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D.
Giuseppe Antonio Doto
Giuseppe Antonio Doto, better known as Joe Adonis, was a prominent Italian-American mobster and influential figure in mid-20th-century organized crime in the United States.
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E.
Manuel da Nóbrega
Manuel da Nóbrega was a 16th-century Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary who played a key role in the early colonization and evangelization of Brazil, including the establishment of major settlements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (96)
| 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
ⓘ
cultural accommodation ⓘ |
| arrivedInBeijing | 1601 ⓘ |
| arrivedInMacau | 1582 ⓘ |
| arrivedInMainlandChina | 1583 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1552-10-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Macerata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhalan Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeForCanonizationStatus | Servant of God ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 利瑪竇 ⓘ |
| ChineseNamePinyin | Lì Mǎdòu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Li Zhizao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China mission
ⓘ
pioneer of modern Sino–Western relations ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Collegio Romano
NERFINISHED
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Jesuit Roman College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredReligiousOrder | 1571 ⓘ |
| era | late Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese classics
ⓘ
astronomy ⓘ cartography ⓘ mathematics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macerata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Pope Benedict XVI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jesuit accommodationist approach in China
ⓘ
Li Zhizao NERFINISHED ⓘ Xu Guangqi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Tingyun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ignatius of Loyola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedToChina |
Euclidean geometry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western astronomy ⓘ Western world maps ⓘ mechanical clocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jesuit China missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
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| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settledInZhaoqing | 1583 ⓘ |
| usedChineseTermForGod |
Shangdi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tianzhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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Subject: Matteo Ricci Description of subject: 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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