The Life of Ferdinand

Verbiest
The Life Of
Ferdinand Verbiest

Verbiest 2 - Subgroup A
Patrick Wee, Franz Gaw,
Edsel Uy, David Leogardo,
Justin Kho, Matthew Tan
 Ferdinand Verbiest
 Birthdate: Oct. 9, 16
23
 Birthplace: Pitthem n
ear Coutrai (Kortrijk)
in Belgium
 Parents: Joos Verbies
t and his wife
 Siblings: 8 siblings
 Ferdinand Verbiest
 Death:
Date: Jan. 28, 1688 (65
years old)
Cause: Fell off a horse
 Studied:
- Arithmetic
- Rectilinear
- Spherical geometry
- Geodesy
- Topography
 Ferdinand Verbiest
 Qualities/Preparations
- Entered Society of Jesus
- Knew many languages
- Great at Mathematics
and Astronomy
- Dedicated to his work
 Ferdinand Verbiest
 Contributions:
- Achieved peace in Chinese church
- Upgraded Chinese canons
- Improved Astronomy of China
- More missionaries were sent
- Produced pumps and aqueducts
- Constructed instruments
- Spread the Gospel
 Ferdinand Verbiest
 Applications:
- Doing little sacrifices
- Never give up
- Try your best
- Submit everything to God
- Produced pumps and aqueducts
- Always have faith in God
Journey of Ferdinand
Verbiest
Verbiest 2 Subgroup B
Leader:
Reginald Ong
Members:
Michael Ang
Justin Lu
Gerald lin
John Ong
Mark Ong
 Accomplishments of Ferdinand Verbiest
 He successfully defended Father Schall in the court.
 He successfully passed the tests of the emperor.
-predicted the time of lunar eclipse
-the length of gnomon shadow at noon of a certain day
-project the coordinates of the heavenly body (Sun) at a
particular time.
 He promoted greater and security.
 He had the opportunity to study in civil.
 He became a missionary.
 He invented the following:
- Sextant
- 132 cannons with new gun
carnage
- Designed the star chart of the
emperor
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 Failures of Ferdinand Verbiest
 He went to jail.
 He lost his first competition/challenge.
 He did not convert all Buddhist into
Catholic.
What difficulties did Ferdinand
Verbiest?
 Chinese people were not Catholic, so it’s
hard to convert them.
 Father Adam Schall did not know how to
speak Chinese.
 He needed to write things about Astronomy
and their construction.
 Prayer for Ferdinand Verbiest
Dear Ferdinand Verbiest,
Thank you for your bravery in spreading the word of God
in China. Thank you also for your determination and
perseverance for never giving up to preach the Gospel to
the Chinese people. Please help all of us to be like you
and possess all of your outstanding traits. Please help us
gain your knowledge in Mathematics, Astronomy and the
Mandarin language, which you used to defend Father
Schall. Help us also to gain your intimate wisdom in
doing our daily work.
Amen
Thank You Very Much!!!
谢谢 !!!
From
Ferdinand Verbiest 2
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