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The Spreading History of Christianity in Quanzhou
The Chinese character tombstone of the 14th year of Zhiyuan in the first month found in Quanzhou, in which "Twelve Women of the Wangs" were buried together as their "two relatives", indicates that Christianity had spread in Quanzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Yuan Dade (1298), George, a politician in Pingzhang, Fujian, was a Christian, and Quanzhou was then the provincial government. Christianity was very popular in Quanzhou in the Yuan Dynasty, and dozens of Christian stone tablets have been unearthed, including religious professionals and religious officials. For example, "Waiter Ke Cuncheng", "Dade Huang Gong" and "Wu # $%", the instructor and abbot of Xingming Temple is in charge of the Taoist temple in Quanzhou & Tudor # $%&"Zhi Ming religion, Qin religion ... West Ramon", and there are many tombstones of ordinary Christians. However, with the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, Christianity in Quanzhou declined.