Feast July 9
Saint 120 martyrs of China
Martyr · Feast July 9
Biography
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 apostatize.
Feast day
July 9
Death date
1648–1930
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1 October 2000
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q2668281
Feast day of month
9