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Castiglione, Giuseppe
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
an Italian artist and missionary, was born in 1698. He joined the order of Jesuits, and was sent as a missionary to Pekin, where Kien-Long erected several palaces from designs furnished by him. He frequently exerted his influence to protect Christians from persecution. He died at Pekin in 1768. See Biog. Universelle, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Castiglione, Giuseppe'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/castiglione-giuseppe.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.