1. Add MS 8783
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 8783
- Title:
- SOCIETY OF JESUS: Petition to Pope Innocent XII over the Chinese Rites Controversy; 1698. Latin. Copy. The text is related to a dispute that arose in the second half of the 17th century between the Jesuits and other missionaries regarding the observance of ancient Chinese Rites and the use of Chinese names for God (Tien and Shang Di) among the catholic converts of China; see The Chinese Rites Controversy. Its History and Meaning, ed. by D. E. Mungello (Nettetal, 1994). The petition contests ...
- Scope & Content:
- Bindings ITALIAN: Full vellum: 1698. Church of China: Liturgies CHURCH CHINESE: Petition of the Jesuits to Innocent XII rel. to: 1698: Lat: Copy. Innocent XII; Pope: Petition from the Jesuits rel. to the Church in China: 1698: Lat: Copy. Society of Jesus: Petition to Innocent II rel. to the C...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1698
- Extent:
- 1 item