明末清初陕西的天主教

Catholicism in Shaanxi Province from Late Ming Dynasty to Early Qing Dynasty

明清之际随着新大陆的发现和新航路的开辟,欧洲掀起了海外殖民和传教的新高潮,远离中国二百年之久的基督教再度回到了中国,陕西成为传教的重点地区。以金尼阁、汤若望、方德望等为代表的天主教传教士运用不同的策略,将向上流社会士大夫阶层的传教和向社会下层民众的传教结合起来,推动了天主教在陕西的发展,使陕西成为天主教在中国内地的一个重要的传教基地。

With the discovery of new lands and sea routes from late Ming Dynasty to Early Qing Dynasty, overseas colonization and religious preaching became popular in Europe. Christianity returned to China again after 200 years＇ disappearance. Shaaxi Province was a key area for missionary works. Through different channels and strategies, JIN ni- ge, TANG Ruo- wang, FANG De - wang and some other Catholics preached Catholicism among both scholar- officials and common people, thus promoting development of Catholicism in Shaanxi Province which gradually became an important base of Catholicism in Inland China.