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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 Empire in the sixteenth century.
May 23, 2018 · 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 to Rome in 1568 to study law.
Matteo Ricci | Beyond Ricci. Matteo Ricci was born in Macerata in 1552, the same year that Francis Xavier died off the coast of China on Shangchuan Island. Although Ricci was not the first Jesuit missionary to enter China, his legacy has perhaps been the most significant.
Apr 24, 2017 · Matteo Ricci: A Jesuit in the Ming Court. This latest full-length biography of the pioneer missionary Matteo Ricci will set the standard for future accounts of his life.
May 11, 2010 · 400 years ago today, Jesuit priest Matteo Ricci died in Beijing. One of the pioneers of the Jesuit mission to China, he remains a greatly respected figure for the Church and for the Chinese people.
Learn about Matteo Ricci, the Italian Jesuit missionary, who was instrumental in introducing Christianity and western scientific ideas to Ming Dynasty China in this clip from The Story of China. Ricci arrived in 1582, in Macao, which was the only place in China that foreigners could freely settle. Ricci learned Chinese and studied Chinese culture.
Matteo Ricci SJ ( Italian pronunciation: [ matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) 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.
