MatteoRicciestablishedinNanchangonJune281595,afterthefailureofhisfirstattempttoreachBeijing,withanofficialdelegation.OnceinNanjing(May31,1595),theministerwhohadincludedthemissionaryinhisentourage,refusedtotakehimtotheCapitaloftheNorthand,consequently
利玛窦的意大利原名是MatteoRicci,“Matteo”沿袭的是圣经中的名字,“Ricci”在意大利语中意为“刺猬”,通常又有某人头发卷曲的意思。利玛窦的那一支到上个世纪初已经中断。