Aspectos da Missão Jesuíta da Cochinchina (em Terras do Vietname)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Year:
- 2013
- Journal Title:
- Review of Culture
- Volume:
- n/a
- Issue:
- 42
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- Abstract:
In 1615, a new mission was founded by the Society of Jesus, then located in the lands occupied by the Nguyen, which the Portuguese called Cochin China. This mission would end up under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Malacca. If the primary motivation had been to give spiritual support to Japanese Christians in the Diaspora, learning the Vietnamese language (called Anamese) would give the missionaries new perspectives. From Francisco de Pina (pioneer in phonetic transcription of the language) to João Loureiro (botanist, studying the flora of Cochin China and a reputable member of the Sciences Academy of Lisbon), there were two hundred years of missionary work that bore fruit. Characters like Christoforo Borri and Girolamo Mayorica, and other Jesuits, made a remarkable contribution to a mission that was always subject to the restrictions imposed by local warlords and which suffered through the adversities of the time arising from international politics. What we propose is a retrospective look at the dedication, the efforts and the results of the work of the Society of Jesus missionaries.
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- Page Range:
- 114–124
- ISSN:
- 1682-1106