In 1919 the first Jesuit coming from the francophone region of Canada(Québec) arrived in Xuzhou.After that date,other French Canadian missionaries never ceased to come to Xuzhou.Until 1949,more than 70 Jesuits ha...In 1919 the first Jesuit coming from the francophone region of Canada(Québec) arrived in Xuzhou.After that date,other French Canadian missionaries never ceased to come to Xuzhou.Until 1949,more than 70 Jesuits have preached there.These missionaries have left a number of invaluable documents.Very consistent archives may be found in the Archives des Jésuites in Saint-Jér?me,including the periodical Le Brigand which deals specifically with this mission of Xuzhou,personal books such as Canadiens en Chine from ?douard Lafortune,and a collection of Chinese artifacts among which one may admire the work of art " Bed of the Empress " Cixi,presently available at the Musée de la Civilisation,in the city of Québec.These numerous documents have contributed to lay a solid foundation for our study of French Canadian Jesuits in Xuzhou before 1949.展开更多
文摘In 1919 the first Jesuit coming from the francophone region of Canada(Québec) arrived in Xuzhou.After that date,other French Canadian missionaries never ceased to come to Xuzhou.Until 1949,more than 70 Jesuits have preached there.These missionaries have left a number of invaluable documents.Very consistent archives may be found in the Archives des Jésuites in Saint-Jér?me,including the periodical Le Brigand which deals specifically with this mission of Xuzhou,personal books such as Canadiens en Chine from ?douard Lafortune,and a collection of Chinese artifacts among which one may admire the work of art " Bed of the Empress " Cixi,presently available at the Musée de la Civilisation,in the city of Québec.These numerous documents have contributed to lay a solid foundation for our study of French Canadian Jesuits in Xuzhou before 1949.
