Adrien Greslon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adrien Greslon (b. at Perigueux, in 1618; d. in 1697) was a French Jesuit missionary to China.
[edit] Life
He entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 November, 1635. He then taught literature and theology in various houses of his order until 1655, when he was sent as a missionary to China.
He arrived there in 1657, and after mastering the Chinese and Manchu languages went to the Province of Jiangxi, which he described as a veritable Garden of Eden. Here he remained, engaged in his missionary labours, until 1670, when he returned to France.
[edit] Works
Greslon wrote two books: Les vies des saints patriarches de l'Ancien Testament, with reflections in Chinese; and Histoire de la Chine sous la domination des Tartares ... depuis l'année 16 ... jusqu'en 1669 (Paris, 1671).
[edit] References
- Moreri, Grand Dictionaire historique
This article incorporates text from the entry Adrien Greslon in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
