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St. Mary Hermina Grivot, Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr in China. Saint Marie Amandina Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr of China Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek a Franciscan missionary sister in China. Martyred with others in the Boxer rebellion. Feastday July 9
St. Mary Hermina Grivot, Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr in China. Saint Marie Amandina Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr of China Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek a Franciscan missionary sister in China. Martyred with others in the Boxer rebellion. Feastday July 9
St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin - She joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1887, with the name Marie Santa Natalia. She was beheaded on July 9, 1900, at at Taiyuanfu, China. Feastday July 8
St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin - She joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1887, with the name Marie Santa Natalia. She was beheaded on July 9, 1900, at at Taiyuanfu, China. Feastday July 8
Bl. Franciscan Martyrs of China, .Feastday June5
Bl. Franciscan Martyrs of China, Twenty-nine Franciscans and Franciscan tertiaries who became victims of the Boxer Rebellion. They represent more than 100,000 Christians of China who were martyred in the reign of Empress Tz’u hsi. These martyrs are recorded as being slain in the palace of the viceroy of Taiyuan-fu of Xian-fu Province. The martyrs are: Bishop Gregory Grassie, Bishop Francis Fognolla, Father Elias Facchini, Father Theodore Balat, Father Franco Benedictine hermit.Feastday June 5
