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Biography
Adrien Greslon (b. at Périgueux, in 1618; d. in 1697) was a French Jesuit missionary to China.
Life
He entered the Society of Jesus at Bordeaux, 5 November 1635. He then taught literature and theology in various houses of his order until 1655, when he was sent as a missionary to China.
He arrived there in 1657, and after mastering the Chinese and Manchu languages went to the Province of Jiangxi, which he described as a veritable Garden of Eden. Here he remained, engaged in his missionary labours, until 1670, when he returned to France.
Works
Greslon wrote two books: Les vies des saints patriarches de l'Ancien Testament, with reflections in Chinese; and Histoire de la Chine sous la domination des Tartares ... depuis l'année 16 ... jusqu'en 1669 (Paris, 1671).