Matteo Ricci

Connected Sites: 6

Definition
Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest, and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China Mission, as it existed in the 17th-18th centuries. (wiki)

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  • Macao
    Macao
    China
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.07
    230
    12
    1582 arrives and starts learning Chinese (Coinciding with building of Jesuit Cathedral of St Paul 1582 - 1602 now ruined)
  • Classical Gardens of Suzhou
    Classical Gardens of Suzhou
    China
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.64
    175
    8
    c1598/9 vists after first failure to see Emperor
  • Rome
    Rome
    Holy See, Italy
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.57
    662
    13
    1571 enters Society of Jesus at the Roman College (Later the Pontifical Gregorian University or Gregorianum)
  • Grand Canal
    Grand Canal
    China
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.95
    163
    10
    The canal has been admired by many throughout history including ... Matteo Ricci (1552-1610). (wiki)
  • Imperial Palace
    Imperial Palace
    China
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.19
    334
    11
    1601 First Westerner in Forbidden city, stayed until his death in 1610
  • Churches and Convents of Goa
    Churches and Convents of Goa
    India
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.27
    93
    10
    1578 stays as Jesuit Priest for 4 years assigned teaching duties at College of St Paul