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Xu Guangqi

Pastor · Politician 1562–1633

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About Xu Guangqi

late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)

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“余家种蔓菁三四年，亦未尝变为菘也！”

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“If my countrymen could fear God, serve God, would we not be able to revive the age of the sage emperors?”

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