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Francis Ferdinand de Capillas
Spanish Dominican friar and missionary to Asia
Francis Fernández de Capillas was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martyr Saints of China
Catholic martyrs from several centuries canonized by John Paul II in 2000
The Martyr Saints of China, or Augustine Zhao Rong and his Companions, are 120 saints of the Catholic Church. The 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western missionaries from the mid-17th century to 1930 were martyred because of their ministry and, in some cases, for their refusal to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)