Abstract
Based on a careful reading of Chinese records and Jesuit sources, this article identifies the person known as “Scielou” in D’Elia’s edition of the Fonti Ricciane as Sun Kuang and not Shi Xing (the person commonly assumed to be “Scielou”). As the Vice-Minister of War for China during the Japanese invasion of Korea, Sun Kuang was the most important of Matteo Ricci’s patrons and also provided for the Jesuit’s departure from Guangdong. This article reconstructs Sun Kuang’s lineage as well as his encounter with another Jesuit in 1586 (Michele Ruggieri), which ultimately led to his meeting with Ricci in 1595.
Keywords
Sun Kuang, Sun Long, Matteo Ricci, Michele Ruggieri, Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592
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