1st Edition

Il natural lume de Cinesi Teoria e prassi dell’ evangelizzazione in Cine nella “Breve relatione” di Philippe Couplet S.J. (1623–1693)

By Secondino Gatta Copyright 1998
241 Pages
by Routledge

"This publication deals with a manuscript, written by Philippe Couplet S.J., who was a missionary in China from 1658 till 1681. He was sent as a procurator of the Chinese missions to Europe, where he stayed till 1692. ... It was during this time that he composed: A Brief Report of the Situation and Quality of the Missions in China. The present study contains an Italian transcript (pp. 40-96) and a... Read more

Biography

Secondino Gatta