COCCHI, ANGELO. - Dominican, b. at Firenze in 1597, d. at Fogan on 18 Nov. 1633. In 1622 he was sent to Manila, where he devoted himself to the study of the Tagalog and Chinese languages. On 12 Feb. 1626 he departed for Formosa with other fathers, and at the end of 1630 he went
to China. During the voyage the Chinese sailors killed several passengers, among them Fr. Tommaso Sierra, who was accompanying him. C. miraculously escaped death and, after many vicissitudes, finally arrived at Fogan. Presented to the viceroy of Fukien at Foockow, he was not received as an ambassador because he lacked the credentials and gifts, which he had lost. Finally, in 1631, the viceroy received him as an ambassador, ordering him to leave China; but the Chinese Christians hid him at Fogan, and thus he continued his ministry.