Joseph-Antoine Provana

Joseph-Antoine Provana
Joseph-Antoine Provana
Born	17 October 1662; Nice, Duchy of Savoy
Died	7 February 1720 (aged 57); en route from Lisbon to Macau
Nationality	Duchy of Savoy
Other names	Antonio Francesco Giuseppe Provana
Occupation	Catholic missionary
Years active	1695 - 1720
Known for	envoy of the Kangxi Emperor to Rome during the Chinese Rites controversy

Joseph-Antoine Provana (Chinese: 艾若瑟; pinyin: Ài Ruòsè, 17 October 1662 - 7 February 1720) was a Piedmontese Jesuit missionary to China during the era of the Kangxi Emperor and the Chinese Rites controversy. Provana converted and baptized Louis Fan, the first Chinese known to have traveled to Europe and returned to China. He served as an envoy to Pope Clement XI for the Kangxi emperor and arrived in Rome in 1719.^[1] He died on his return journey to China, but his corpse was transported to Guangzhou and buried there.^[2]

Memorial to the Kangxi Emperor from the Viceroy of Liangguang Yang Lin mentioning Provana's mission to the pope (1719)

References

^ The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, Volume 5, American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1874
^ John Henry Gray, Walks in the City of Canton, De Souza & Company, 1875

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[recorder-1] The Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, Volume 5, American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1874

[gray1875-2] John Henry Gray, Walks in the City of Canton, De Souza & Company, 1875

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Vatican
People	Italian People

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