François-Marie-Joseph Gourdon
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François-Marie-Joseph Gourdon

Catholic missionary.1

Born Nov 24, 1842, died Jul 25, 1927.1

About

An Account of the Entry of the Catholic Religion into Sichuan, also referred to as Mission to Sichuan, is a 1918 history book edited by Paris Foreign Missions Society missionary François-Marie-Joseph Gourdon in Chinese, and published by the Imprimerie de la Sainte-Famille in the city of Chongqing, with the approval of Célestin Chouvellon, Apostolic Vicar of Eastern Szechwan.

From Wikipedia’s article on François-Marie-Joseph Gourdon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: Catholic priest, Catholic missionary.4

Known for: An Account of the Entry of the Catholic Religion into Sichuan, Imprimerie de la Sainte-Famille, La Vérité.5

Personal life

  • BornNov 24, 1842, Beaupréau6 7
  • DiedJul 25, 1927, Ch'ung-ch'ing7 8
  • CitizenshipFrance9