Jesuit China mission and the Rites Controversy (1601–1742)

1. Matteo Ricci enters Beijing and starts mission

   Jan 24, 1601Labels: Matteo Ricci, Beijing, Jesuit mission

   • Britannica
   • Ricci Chronology

2. Ricci publishes influential Christian-Confucian treatise

   Jan 1, 1603Labels: Tianzhu shiyi, Matteo Ricci

   • Ricci Chronology
   • Ricci Wiki

3. Ricci dies; accommodation policy continues without him

   May 11, 1610Labels: Matteo Ricci, Jesuit leadership

   • Britannica
   • Ricci Wiki

4. Nanjing Incident triggers crackdown on Jesuits

   Jan 1, 1616Labels: Nanjing, Jesuits

   • Nanjing 1616
   • ChinaCulture

5. Dominican challenge escalates the rites debate

   Jan 1, 1643Labels: Juan Bautista, Dominicans

   • BDCC Morales
   • Morales Wiki

6. Rome condemns Chinese rites in first major ruling

   Sep 12, 1645Labels: Rome, Papal ruling

   • Morales Wiki
   • Britannica Rites

7. Rome reverses course and lifts the ban

   Jan 1, 1656Labels: Rome, Propaganda Fide

   • Britannica Rites

8. Calendar Case imprisons court Jesuits in Beijing

   Apr 20, 1664Labels: Johann Adam, Calendar Case

   • BDCC Schall
   • Calendar Case

9. Ferdinand Verbiest becomes imperial observatory director

   Jan 1, 1669Labels: Ferdinand Verbiest, Imperial Observatory

   • MacTutor
   • Conimbricenses

10. Kangxi issues Edict of Toleration for Christianity

    Mar 22, 1692Labels: Kangxi Emperor, Edict of

    • MDPI Study
    • Edict Toleration

11. Clement XI condemns rites in Cum Deus Optimus

    Nov 20, 1704Labels: Pope Clement, Cum Deus

    • De Tournon Wiki
    • Anti rites note

12. Papal legate de Tournon reaches Beijing

    Dec 4, 1705Labels: Charles-Thomas de, Papal legate

    • De Tournon Wiki
    • BDCC Tournon

13. De Tournon issues Nanjing decree enforcing the ban

    Jan 25, 1707Labels: Nanjing decree, de Tournon

    • De Tournon Wiki
    • BDCC Tournon

14. Clement XI issues Ex illa die against rites

    Mar 19, 1715Labels: Ex illa, Pope Clement

    • Britannica Rites
    • Rites Wiki

15. Kangxi bans Christian missions after the dispute

    Jan 1, 1721Labels: Kangxi Emperor, Mission ban

    • Kangxi Wiki
    • Timeline China

16. Benedict XIV reaffirms ban in Ex quo singulari

    Jul 11, 1742Labels: Pope Benedict, Ex quo

    • Britannica Rites
    • Ex quo DE