Summary: Matteo Ricci Oct 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610 Johann Adam Schall von Bell May 1, 1592 – August 15, 1666 Ferdinand Verbiest October 9,1623 – January 28, 1688 In this longer than usual episode, we feature the three giants of the Jesuit China Mission of the 16th and 17th centuries. In addition to their work in introducing Catholicism to China, these three men, Matteo Ricci, Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Ferdinand Verbiest made a collective contribution to the scholarship of China that has not been matched to this day. They were the first to write books and dictionaries unlocking the intracacies of Mandarin. Their ways of building bridges with the Chinese served as a model for later generations of Western scholars and diplomats who went to China. TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE Michele Ruggieri 罗明监 Luó Míngjiān Matteo Ricci 利玛窦 Lì Mǎdòu Johann Adam Schall von Bell 汤若望 Tāng Ruòwàng Ferdinand Verbiest 南怀仁 Nán Huáirén Guangzhou 广州 The city more familiarly known as Canton Zhaoqing 肇庆 City in Guangdong province Wanli 万历帝 The Wanli Emperor Chongzhen 崇祯帝 The Chongzhen Emperor (last of the Ming) Nurhaci 努尔哈赤 Founder of the Qing Dynasty Shunzhi 顺治帝 Emperor, son of Nurhaci, father of Kangxi Kangxi 康熙 One of China’s greatest emperors Qianlong 乾隆 Also another great emperor of China with an ego to match wanguotu 万国图 The “Ten Thousand Country” World Map Shaoguan 韶关 City in Guangdong formerly known as Shaozhou 韶州 Daxue 大学 One of the Four Confucian Classics The Great Learning Zhongyong 中庸 The Doctrine of the Mean Lunyu 论语 The Analects Mengzi 孟子 The Mencius Nanchang 南昌 Capital city of Jiangxi province 江西省 Zhang Qian 张骞 The great explorer featured in CHP-047 Han Wudi 汉武帝 Great Han Dynasty emperor Tianzhu Shilu 天主实录 The Trude Doctrine of God Li Yingshi 李应试 Early convert of the Jesuits who gave the cause a major boost locally Zhalan Cemetrey 栅栏墓地 Cemetery in Beijing, the oldest of them all. Qin Tian Jian 钦天监 The head of the Observatory Yang Guangxian 杨光先 Anti-Jesuit court official who got his in the end Tianzhu 天主 The Lord God (the acceptable Chinese word to the Church) Tian 天 Heaven, also a name for God, more acceptable to the Chinese Shangdi 上帝 The Lord of Above, Supreme emperor, also a name for God, more acceptable to the Chinese
