Search
Your search for 'dc_creator:( "Phan, Peter C." ) OR dc_contributor:( "Phan, Peter C." )' returned 1 result. Modify search
Sort Results by Relevance | Newest titles first | Oldest titles first
Rhodes, Alexandre de
(335 words)
[German Version] (Mar 15, 1593, Avignon – Nov 5, 1660, Isfahan, Persia), French missionary in Vietnam and representative of accommodation in approaching the cultures of Asia. Rhodes joined the Jesuit order in 1612 in Rome, in order to pursue a mis-¶ sionary vocation in China or Japan. He left Lisbon on Jul 20, 1619 and arrived at Macao on May 29, 1623; from there he was sent to Vietnam in December, 1624. In 1627 he was recalled to Macao, and was then sent to North Vietnam to found a new mission station. Initially successful as a missio…
Source:
Religion Past and Present
