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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matteo Ricci

1552 - 1610

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Matteo Ricci (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610) was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 map of the world written in Chinese characters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matteo Ricci has received more than 825,195 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Matteo Ricci is the 318th most popular religious figure (down from 294th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Italy (down from 352nd in 2019) and the 138th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Matteo Ricci was a Jesuit missionary to China in the late 16th century. He is most famous for introducing Western science and mathematics to China, as well as Western religious thought.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matteo Ricci ranks 318 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Anicetus, Pope Gregory VI, Pope Clement II, Pope Innocent IV, Fethullah Gülen, and Tiye. After him are Pope Felix III, Pope Alexander IV, Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, Idris, Bahá'u'lláh, and Pope Marinus I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Matteo Ricci ranks 5. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Boris Godunov, Pope Paul V, and Vasili IV of Russia. After him are Seonjo of Joseon, Lavinia Fontana, Hans von Aachen, Henri, Prince of Condé, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, and Petrus Plancius. Among people deceased in 1610, Matteo Ricci ranks 3. Before him are Caravaggio and Henry IV of France. After him are Ludolph van Ceulen, François Ravaillac, Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Anna of Sweden, and Hasegawa Tōhaku.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 371 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Gregory VI (1000), Primo Levi (1919), Pope Innocent IV (1195), Simone Martini (1284), Renzo Piano (1937), and Antonio da Correggio (1489). After him are Pope Felix III (440), Pietro Badoglio (1871), Pope Alexander IV (1200), Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655), Pope Marinus I (830), and Cato the Younger (-95).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 138. Before him are Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Gregory II (669), Vitus (290), Pope Agatho (574), Pope Gregory VI (1000), and Pope Innocent IV (1195). After him are Pope Felix III (440), Pope Alexander IV (1200), Pope Marinus I (830), Pope Pelagius II (520), Pope Anacletus (1), and Pope John I (470).

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