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Brancato, Francesco

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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an Italian missionary, arrived in China in 1637, and there preached the Gospel with zeal until 1665. Protected by the magistrates, he constructed forty-five oratorios and more than ninety churches. He died at Canton in 1671. He wrote several works in the Chinese language, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Brancato, Francesco'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/brancato-francesco.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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