Matteo Ricci

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Matteo Ricci (Italian: [matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; Chinese: 利玛窦; pinyin: Lì Mǎdòu; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit who served in the court of Ming dynasty China and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.

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Image: Chinese brother Emmanuel Pereira (born Yu Wen-hui 游文辉), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.