| 1 | "Like many Italian and Chinese Catholics, I have prayed for the canonization of Fr Ricci and his closest Chinese friend Xu Guangqi, who was the first Catholic in Shanghai," Wu added. | |
| 2 | He certainly gave Xu Guanqi and his other scholars the "heavenly keys" to open new palaces and perhaps his own virtual palace. | |
| 3 | The"Elements"(of Euclides Geometry)which Ricci and Xu Guanqi, an outstanding Ming scientist and minister of rites, jointly translated, spread the knowledge of plane geometry in China. |
Copyright © Purple Culture Co., Ltd. 2001 - 2026. All right reserved.
