Joseph-Antoine Provana

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Joseph-Antoine Provana
Born(1662-10-17)October 17, 1662
Nice, Duchy of Savoy
DiedFebruary 7, 1720(1720-02-07) (aged 57)
en route from Lisbon to Macau
NationalityDuchy of Savoy
Other namesAntonio Francesco Giuseppe Provana
OccupationCatholic missionary
Years active1695 - 1720
Known forenvoy of the Kangxi Emperor to Rome during the Chinese Rites controversy

Joseph-Antoine Provana (Chinese: 艾若瑟; pinyin: Ài Ruòsè, 17 October 1662 - 7 February 1720) was a Piedmontese Jesuit missionary to China during the era of the Kangxi Emperor and the Chinese Rites controversy. Provana converted and baptized Louis Fan, the first Chinese known to have traveled to Europe and returned to China. He served as an envoy to Pope Clement XI for the Kangxi emperor and arrived in Rome in 1719.[1] He died on his return journey to China, but his corpse was transported to Guangzhou and buried there.[2]

Epitaph from the tomb Joseph-Antoine Provana on display in the Guangzhou City Museum.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, Volume 5, American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1874
  2. ^ John Henry Gray, Walks in the City of Canton, De Souza & Company, 1875


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