Martyr of China: He was a Vincentian from Puech, France, who was ordained in 1826. In 1835 he volunteered for the missions of
China and went to Honan, where he rescued abandoned children. When the
persecution started,
John was arrested and tortured for a year. On September 11, he was strangled to death. Pope Leo XIII
beatified him in 1889, making him the first
martyr in
China to be so honored. Pope
John Paul II canonized him in 1996
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