That the newly published photocopy of the earlier version of Veritable Records of Catholic Saints by Michele Ruggieri enables scholars today to make a comparative study of the earlier version with the later version.

• 耶稣会士罗明坚撰写的《新编西竺国天主实录》新近影印出版,使学者能够有机会与后期刻本《天主圣教实录》进行比较研究。