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Pope Francis at his general audience in St Peter s Square on May 31, 2023. / Adi Zace/EWTNVatican City, May 31, 2023 / 05:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis dedicated his entire general audience on Wednesday to sharing the life of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary in China.The pope, who has mentioned China at every Wednesday general audience in the past three weeks, praised Ricci s "missionary spirit" in witnessing to the Gospel in the heart of the Imperial city of Beijing."Matteo Ricci died in Beijing in 1610, at the age of 57, a man who gave his entire life for the mission," Francis said in St. Peter s Square on May 31."His love for the Chinese people is a model, but what represents a current path is his consistency of life, the witness of his life as a Christian."Ricci is known for introducing Christianity to China s imperial Ming Dynasty. By studying the language and adopting the local clothes and customs, the Jesuit priest gained access t
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