明清之际，西方大量传教士的来华，一方面是东方文明的吸引和朝廷当局的较为开明；另一方面是在华传教的热土有待开垦，传教的前途大有希望，于是，教皇当局把福音在东方特别是在华的传播，作为重中之重。在这样的情况下，一大批具有较高神学造诣，且精通天文、地理、算术等科? On the occasion of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of Western missionaries came to China on the one hand, the attraction of oriental civilization and the court authorities are more enlightened; on the other hand, the hot land for missionary work to be reclaimed in China, promising great prospects for missionary, so the Pope authority The Gospel in the East especially in China, as the top priority. In such circumstances, a large number of higher theological attainments, and proficiency in astronomy, geography, arithmetic and other subjects?