Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, April 26th, 2025
Saturday in Easter Week
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Brancato, Francesco

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Brancaccio, Tommaso
Next Entry
Branch
Resource Toolbox

an Italian missionary, arrived in China in 1637, and there preached the Gospel with zeal until 1665. Protected by the magistrates, he constructed forty-five oratorios and more than ninety churches. He died at Canton in 1671. He wrote several works in the Chinese language, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Brancato, Francesco'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/brancato-francesco.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile