Transmission and Transformation of European Church Types in China: The Churches of the Scheut Missions beyond the Great Wall, 1865-1955 KU Leuven
The BelgianCongregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (C.I.C.M.), also known as the Scheut fathers or Scheutists, was founded in Brussels by Théophile Verbist in 1862. Rome assigned the congregation the mission to evangelizethe vast spaces of Mongolia and gradually organised the territory in seven vicariates apostolic, namely Jehol, Chifeng, Xiwanzi, Jining, Suiyuan, Ningxia and Datong. The Scheutists were active beyond the Great Wall for ...