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Matteo Ricci
Italian Catholic missionary (–)
For other people named Matteo Ricci, see Matteo Ricci (disambiguation).
Matteo RicciSJ (Italian:[matˈtɛːoˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; 6 October – 11 May ) was an Italian Jesuitpriest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.
He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a map of the world written in Chinese characters. In , the Apostolic See declared its recognition of Ricci's heroic virtues, thereby bestowing upon him the honorific of Venerable.[1]
Ricci arrived at the Portuguese settlement of Macau in where he began his missionary work in China.
He mastered the Chinese language and writing system.
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He became the first European to enter the Forbidden City of Beijing in when invited by the Wanli Emperor, who sought his services in matters such as court astronomy and calendrical science. He emphasized parallels between Catholicism and Confucianism but opposed Buddhism.
He converted several prom