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Christian Feast Day: Amandina of Schakkebroek (one of Martyrs of Southern Hunan)
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Amandina of Schakkebroek
Belgian Franciscan missionary
Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek, born Pauline Jeuris, was a Franciscan sister of Belgian origin who served in China. She was beatified and canonized together with other martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion.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)