17th Century Polish Jesuits in China: Michał Boym S.J. (1612–1659),
Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki S.J. (1610–1656),
and Andrzej Rudomina S.J. (1596–1633)
International Workshop, 26 September – 1 October, 2009, Kraków, Poland
| Opening Session | ||
| Chair: Roman Malek, S.V.D. and Bogdan Zemanek | ||
16.30 | Opening of the workshop: Introduction, greetings, etc. | |
17.00 | Opening lecture | NICOLAS STANDAERT S.J., The Jesuits Shaped by the Chinese |
| 9.30 | Mass in the St. Barbara Church ("Jesuit Church") | |
After Mass | Walk to the Botanical Garden | |
12.00 | Opening of Edward Kajdański’s Exhibition (Motives from Boym’s Flora Sinensis) in the Botanical Garden. After the Opening: Lunch on the invitation of the Confucius Institute, Kraków | |
After Lunch | Historical Sightseeing Tour of Kraków, esp. Wawel (Royal Castle and Cathedral), St. Mary’s Basilica (Veit Stoss altar) and places connected with the three Polish Jesuits |
| Session I | Poland, Boym and the 17th c. China MissionChair: John W. Witek, S.J. | |
9.00 | Introduction | |
9.15 | Lecture (1) | JAN KONIOR, S.J., Intellectual, Spiritual and Missionary Background of the Polish Jesuits in the 17th century. |
9.50 | Lecture (2) | JUSTYNA ŁUKASZEWSKA-HABERKOWA, The First Generation of the Polish Jesuits according to Vocationes et Examina Novitiorum. |
11.00 | Lecture (3) | MONIKA MIAZEK-MĘCZYŃSKA, Indipetae Boymianae. On Boym’s Requests to the Jesuit General for a Missionary Appointments to China. |
11.35 | Lecture (4) | CLAUDIA VON COLLANI, A Missionary on His Journey: Michael Boym and East Asian Religions |
12.15 | Discussion | |
| Session II | Boym in the 17th c. China missionChair: Barbara Hoster | |
15.00 | Lecture (5) | PAUL RULE, Jesuits and the Ming–Qing Transition. |
15.35 | Lecture (6) | REN DAYUAN (in absentia of ZHANG XIPING), Probing Into Relations Between Michael Boym and South Ming Court. |
16.45 | Lecture (7) | TEREZA SENA, Macau and the Contours of Michał Boym’s “Imperial” Legation to Pope Innocent X. |
17.20 | Lecture (8) | JOHN W. WITEK, S.J., Presenting the “Nestorian Monument” from the Late Seventeenth to the Early Eighteenth Century: The Role of Michał Piotr Boym (1612–1659) and Claude Visdelou (1656–1737). |
17.55 | Discussion | |
18.30 | Public Lecture (9) | EUGENIO MENEGON, Jesuit Emblematica in Late Ming China and the Role of Andrzej Rudomina. |
| Session III | Boym: Botany and Medicine Chair: Dirk Kuhlmann | |
| 9.00 | Introduction | |
| 9.15 | Lecture (10) | STANISŁAW CIEŚLAK, SJ, Boym’s Family in Lwów. |
| 9.50 | Lecture (11) | HARTMUT WALRAVENS, Boym’s Flora sinensis revisited |
| 11.00 | Lecture (12) | CHANG SHENG-CHING, Michael Boym’s Chinese Plants and Nature – His Influence on European Enlightenment |
| 11.35 | Lecture (13) |
ERHARD ROSNER, Michael Boym and the Introduction of Chinese Medical Knowledge to the West: A Reappraisal. |
| 12.10 | Lecture (14) |
EDWARD KAJDAŃSKI, The Traditional Chinese Medicine as reflected in the Works of Michael Boym. |
| Session IV |
Jesuit Documents in European Archives Chair: Bogdan Zemanek | |
| 14.30 - 16.00 | Visit and introduction to the Jagiellonian Library | |
| 16.15 | Lecture (15) |
ROBERT DANIELUK, S.J., Michał Boym, Andrzej Rudomina, and Jan Smogulecki. Three 17th Century Missionaries of China: Selection of Documents from the Roman Jesuit Archives. |
| 16.50 | Lecture (16) | ADRIAN DUDINK, Andrzej Rudomina’s Books in ARSI, Jap.-Sin. |
| 17.25 | Lecture (17) | NOËL GOLVERS, Boym and Martini in the Collegio Romano (1655). |
| 19.30 | Public Lecture (18) | LUDWIG GRZEBIEŃ, S.J., The Perception of the Asian Missions in 16th to 17th Century Poland. |
| Session V |
Chinese-Western Dialogue on Religion and Science (1):
Andrzej Rudomina and Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki Chair: Hartmut Walravens | |
| 9.00 | Introduction | |
| 9.15 | Lecture (19) | SONG GANG, Rudomina’s Mission in Fujian |
| 9.50 | Lecture (20) | PAN FENG-CHUAN and JIANG RYH-SHIN, A Conversation on Heart, Mind, and Nature: Andrzej Rudomina and the Fujian Chinese Converts. |
| 11.00 | Lecture (21) | ALEKSANDER W. MIKOŁAJCZAK, Mathias Casimirus Sarbievius SJ and Andreas Rudomina SJ: The Story of a Friendship. |
| 11.40 | Lecture (22) | LESZEK GĘSIAK, S.J., Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki (1610–1656). Pioneer of the Intercultural Dialogue. |
| Session VI |
Chinese-Western Dialogue on Religion and Science (2): Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki Chair: Zbigniew Wesołowski S.V.D. | |
| 15.00 | Lecture (23) | SYLWIA WITKOWSKA, Jan Mikołaj Smogulecki’s (1610–1656): The Man Who brought Logarithms to China. |
| 15.35 | Lecture (24) | SHI YUNLI, Smogulecki and Xue Fengzuo on Astronomy and Astrology. |
| 16.10 | Lecture (25) |
HAN QI, Jan M. Smogulecki (1610–1656) and His Chinese Collaborator. |
| 17.15 | Public Lecture(26) |
JOANNA WASILEWSKA, Michał Boym as Author of Drawings Inspired by Chinese Illustrations of the Ming Period. |
Departure