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1571 Enters Society Of Jesus At The Roman College (Later The Pontifical Gregorian University Or Gregorianum)
1578 Stays As Jesuit Priest For 4 Years Assigned Teaching Duties At College Of St Paul
1582 Arrives And Starts Learning Chinese (Coinciding With Building Of Jesuit Cathedral Of St Paul 1582 - 1602 Now Ruined)
C1598/9 Vists After First Failure To See Emperor
1601 First Westerner In Forbidden City, Stayed Until His Death In 1610
The Canal Has Been Admired By Many Throughout History Including ... Matteo Ricci (1552-1610). (Wiki)