中西文化交流的杰出使者——利玛窦

• 作 者: 言申
• 机 构: 广州
• 出 处: 文史杂志
• 发表日期: 2004年期
• 关键词: 利玛窦 中西文化交流 天主教徒 教会学校 天文学 学识渊博 尤斯 利奇 几何学 拉维

利玛窦(1552—1610),原名玛太奥·利奇,意大利人,生于意大利中部的安可纳州马切拉塔城;出身贵族。他自幼勤奋好学,从小就读于教会学校,稍长赴罗马读书,先后学习了拉丁文、哲学、神学。在著名的库拉维尤斯神父指导下,他又攻读了几何学、天文学、地理学;青年时代就已成为一位学识渊博的学者,尤其对天文学和数学有精深的造诣。同时,他也是一位虔诚的天主教徒,15岁即入教会修道。

Ricci (1552-1610), formerly known as Matthew Leach, Italian, was born in the city of Macerata in the state of Central Angola; born aristocrats. He was studious childhood, grew up in the church school, a little longer went to Rome to study, has studied Latin, philosophy, theology. Under the guidance of the famous Father Curavuos, he again studied geometry, astronomy and geography; youth has become a learned scholar, especially astronomy and mathematics. At the same time, he is also a devout Catholic, who enters the church at the age of 15.