Greslon, Adrien

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• Adrien Greslon —     Adrien Greslon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Adrien Greslon     French missionary; b. at Perigueux, in 1618; entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 November, 1635; d. in 1697. He taught literature and theology in various houses of his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Adrien Greslon — (b. at Perigueux, in 1618; d. in 1697) was a French Jesuit missionary to China.LifeHe entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 November, 1635. He then taught literature and theology in various houses of his order until 1655, when he was sent… …   Wikipedia

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• Christian Wolfgang Herdtrich — Christianity in China portal Christian Wolfgang Herdtrich[1] (born at Graz, Styria, 25 June 1625; d. 18 July 1684) was an Austrian Jesuit missionary in China …   Wikipedia