Subject: Church dedication--Fuzhou 福州--17th century

Jian Fujian Tianzhutang beiji 建福州天主堂碑記. [Borg. Cin. 324 (78)]
AuthorTong Guoqi 佟國器, juren 1648
PlaceFuzhou 福州
PublisherFujian Tianzhutang 福建天主堂
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageChinese 中文
TypeDigital Book
Series
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberCD2
DescriptionCD-ROM [11 digital pages]
NoteJian Fujian Tianzhutang beiji 建福州天主堂碑記 / [Tong Guoqi 佟國器]
Borg. Cin. 324 (78) edition. 11 digital pages in .jpg format. Full text online at HKCDA site.
Dedication written by Tong Guoqi on the occasion of the reconstruction of the Catholic Church in Fuzhou, taken from a stone tablet dated June 18, 1655. It gives a brief account of the history of Christianity in China and Catholic doctrine.
Sources:
Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period, pp. 792-794.
Standaert, Handbook of Christianity in China, p. 444 (see also p. 394, 402, 514, 581, 601, 611).