the Fifth Week after Easter
Click here to learn more!
Bible Encyclopedias
Adrien Greslon
The Catholic Encyclopedia
or 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 order until 1655, when he was sent as a missionary to China. He arrived there in 1657, and after mastering the Chinese and Manchu languages went to the Province of Kiang-si, which he describes as a veritable Garden of Eden. Here he remained, engaged in his missionary labours, until 1670, when he returned to France. Greslon wrote two books: "Les vies des saints patriarches de l'Ancien Testament", with reflections in Chinese; and "Histoire de la Chine sous la domination des Tartares. . .depuis l'année 1651. . .jusqu'en 1669" (Paris, 1671).
MORERI, Grand Dictionaire historique.
These files are public domain.
Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Adrien Greslon'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/adrien-greslon.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
