Diego de Pantoja, S J A Bridge Between China and the West

In this documentary, Pope Francis describes the Jesuit, Diego de Pantoja as "the ambassador of Chinese culture to the West." This work examines the influences in social and religious contexts that led Pantoja to embark on his path to the East. Pantoja’s missionary, scientific, and literary work was carried out mainly in Beijing with Matteo Ricci, and mandarins in the Chinese Emperor’s Court in the late Ming Dynasty. Pantoja is recognized by authoritative scholars and professors in the international academic community as a key bridge between China and the West in the history of the modern world. He was born in Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain in 1571, and died in Macao, then a Portuguese colony in southern China in 1618.

教宗方济各在这部纪录片中描述耶稣会士迪亚哥·潘托哈为“中国文化在西方的大使”。 这部纪录片探讨了当时的社会和宗教背景对潘托哈选择走上东方之路的影响。他在明朝晚期到达中国,取名庞迪我。他在北京与利玛窦和好几位皇廷要员合作,在传教、科学和文学方面,做了很多重大贡献。今天,很多国际学术界的权威学者和教授,公认庞迪我为现代世界历史上连接中国与西方之间的主要桥梁之一。他1571年出生于西班牙马德里瓦尔德莫罗,1618年在澳门去世,澳门当时是葡萄牙在中国南方的殖民地。

Neste documentário, o Papa Francisco descreve o jesuíta Diego de Pantoja (1571–1618) como "o embaixador da cultura chinesa no Ocidente". Esta obra mostra as influências e o contexto social e religioso que levaram Pantoja a enveredar pelo caminho do Oriente. A sua ação missionária, científica e literária na China foi essencialmente desenvolvida em Pequim, ao lado de Matteo Ricci e dos mandarins da Cidade Proibida. Pantoja pode ser considerado uma das pontes entre a China e o Ocidente no mundo moderno. Com a ajuda de professores de várias instituições académicas internacionais, este filme procurará dar a conhecer a vida e a obra do jesuíta nascido em Valdemoro (Madrid, Espanha) e falecido em Macau (antigo território português e atual República Popular da China).

This documentary was created by:
- Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies • https://bc.edu/iajs • @IAJSBC
- Diocese of Getafe • https://www.diocesisgetafe.es • @getafediocesis
- Portuguese Academy of History • https://www.youtube.com/redirect?even...
- Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu • https://arsi.jesuits.global/