#DOTD: Matteo Ricci 利瑪竇 (1552–1610), #Italian #Jesuit in #Ming #明 #China. Converting #Chinese literati by convincing them #Christianity was not in conflict with #Confucian tenets such as #filialpiety #孝, he also translated Euclid's Elements and wrote in #LiteraryChinese.

#DOTD: Matteo Ricci 利瑪竇 (1552–1610), #Italian #Jesuit in #Ming #明 #China. Converting #Chinese literati by convincing them #Christianity was not in conflict with #Confucian tenets such as #filialpiety #孝, he also translated Euclid's Elements and wrote in #LiteraryChinese.