Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Matteo Ricci across 3 places, from 1552 to 1610.
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Matteo Ricci (6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Matteo Ricci was documented, and when
6 October 1552exact date
Macerataattested“Ricci was born on 6 October 1552 in Macerata, part of the Papal States and today a city in the Italian region of Marche.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
7 September 1598exact date
Tongzhou District, Beijingattested“He moved to Tongzhou (a port of Beijing) in 1598, and first reached the capital Beijing itself on 7 September 1598.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
11 May 1610exact date
Beijingattested“Ricci died on 11 May 1610, in Beijing, aged 57.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
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April 1571month
Society of Jesusmentioned“He entered the Society of Jesus in April 1571 at the Roman College.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
April 1571month
Roman Collegementioned“He entered the Society of Jesus in April 1571 at the Roman College.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
March 1578month
Lisbonmentioned“He sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, in March 1578 and arrived in Goa, a Portuguese colony, the following September.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1582year
Portuguese Macaumentioned“Ricci remained employed in teaching and the ministry there until the end of Lent 1582 when he was summoned to Macau to prepare to enter China.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1582year
Chinamentioned“Ricci remained employed in teaching and the ministry there until the end of Lent 1582 when he was summoned to Macau to prepare to enter China.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1588year
Shaoguanmentioned“Expelled from Zhaoqing in 1588, Ricci obtained permission to relocate to Shaoguan (Shaozhou, in Ricci's account) in the north of the province, and reestablish his mission there.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1595year
Nanjingmentioned“Further travels saw Ricci reach Nanjing (Ming's southern capital) and Nanchang in 1595.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
August 1597month
Chinamentioned“In August 1597, Alessandro Valignano (1539–1606), his superior, appointed him Major Superior of the mission in China, with the rank and powers of a Provincial, a charge that he fulfilled until his death.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1601year
Forbidden Citymentioned“In 1601, Ricci was invited to become an adviser to the imperial court of the Wanli Emperor, the first Westerner to be invited into the Forbidden City.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1605year
Beijingmentioned“Ricci was also the first European to learn about the Kaifeng Jews, being contacted by a member of that community who was visiting Beijing in 1605.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
1608year
Kaifengmentioned“Ricci never visited Kaifeng, Henan Province, but he sent a junior missionary there in 1608, the first of many such missions.”source: Wikipedia: Matteo Ricci
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