ABSTRACT
The missionaries who preached in north Fujian in the 17th century were members of the Rosary Province of the Dominican Order. A part of the province was made up of accomplished missionaries with experience in the mission field of America; the other part was mainly composed of volunteers from Europe, without missionary experience, but called by the challenge of the new world order and the immensity of the task. The theological differences in the aula made up for different styles in the mission. The Dominicans were formed in the spirituality established by the Spanish mystics of the 16th century. In the first years of the Dominican mission, preaching was accompanied by an unequivocal lifestyle of Gospel flavor: no purse, no second pair of sandals; the strictest poverty was demanded from the friars by the Ordinationes primordiales of their province.
