RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matteo Ricci

1552 - 1610

Photo of Matteo Ricci

Icon of person Matteo Ricci

Matteo Ricci (Italian: [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. In 2022, the Apostolic See declared its recognition of Ricci's heroic virtues, thereby bestowing upon him the honorific of Venerable. Ricci arrived at the Portuguese settlement of Macau in 1582 where he began his missionary work in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matteo Ricci is the 345th most popular religious figure (up from 380th in 2019), the 362nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 434th in 2019) and the 166th 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.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Matteo Ricci by language

Loading...

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matteo Ricci ranks 345 out of 3,187. Before him are Ulfilas, Pope Hormisdas, Pope Victor III, Vincent de Paul, Pope Stephen I, and Muhammad al-Mahdi. After him are Pietro Parolin, Pope Symmachus, Irenaeus, Malachi, Nathan, and Photios I of Constantinople.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Matteo Ricci ranks 4. Before him are Pope Paul V, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Boris Godunov. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Hans von Aachen, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, Petrus Plancius, and Agrippa d'Aubigné. 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, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Honda Tadakatsu, Adam Elsheimer, Anna of Sweden, False Dmitry II, Catherine Vasa of Sweden, and Hasegawa Tōhaku.

Others Born in 1552

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1610

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 362 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Anastasius I (340), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), Pope Hormisdas (450), Pope Victor III (1027), and Pope Stephen I (200). After him are Pietro Parolin (1955), Pope Symmachus (460), Dino Zoff (1942), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Grazia Deledda (1871), and Riccardo Muti (1941).

Others born in Italy

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Matteo Ricci ranks 166. Before him are Pope Nicholas III (1215), Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Anastasius I (340), Pope Hormisdas (450), Pope Victor III (1027), and Pope Stephen I (200). After him are Pietro Parolin (1955), Pope Symmachus (460), Pope John XI (910), Pope Clement III (1130), Pope Marinus I (830), and Pope Pelagius I (505).

Italian born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous