1583 AD
Jesuit–Confucian dialogue
Religion · Chinese traditions · Religious interactions
Matteo Ricci reached Macau in 1582 and settled in Zhaoqing in 1583. His encounters with scholars and officials opened exchanges, translations, and disputes between Christianity and Chinese traditions.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- Dating in the source document
- 1583
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
- 2026-09-04
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Sources
- Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Christianity — Matteo Ricci (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- 2026-09-23
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