Propaganda Fide and the Role of Apostolic Nuncios during the Early Modern Period
A Case Study of China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3371902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rui Zhang (0000-0003-0194-5295, East China Normal University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 713 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15060713 |
| OpenAlex | W4399490226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
In 1622, a counter-reformist concept of the mission led to the foundation of Propaganda Fide, a congregation to which the Supreme Pontiffs entrusted various tasks at the global level, including the reassertion of the pope's authority over missionary activities, which had previously been dominated by European secular powers using the patronage system. In carrying out its mandate, the new Congregation also charged apostolic nuncios, almost entirely Italian, with collecting information from and establishing direct contacts with the states of Catholic Christianity and of missionary territories beyond. These nuncios not only performed activities of a religious nature but also served as diplomats and representatives of the pope, endowed with particular powers and faculties. This article introduces the role of apostolic nuncios and analyzes the results of the first of these sent by the Propaganda Fide to China, Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon. It will show that, as the first papal legate to China, he was not entirely successful in his objectives, but his mission can be seen as a turning point in the history of relations between the Holy See and China and as an important episode which helps us to understand not only early Sino-papal relations but also the development of the new global vision of the Catholic Church as it was formulated by the Propaganda Fide
Aesthetics · Ancient history · China · Christianity · Mandate · Political science · Early Modern Women Writers · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies
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Handbook of Christianity in China
Fan Shouyi, A Bridge Between China And The West Under The Rite Controversy
For the record
Jesuits as Diplomats in the Service of Chinese Emperors in Early Modern Times
Maillard de Tournon
The Indigenization Policy of Propaganda Fide
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |