SAINT
saint-francesco-fogolla
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Francesco Fogolla, known in Chinese as Fu Zhujiao, was an Italian missionary prelate belonging to the Order of Friars Minor. On 28 June 1898, Fogolla was appointed titular bishop of Bageis and coadjutor bishop of Northern Shanxi, China. Fogolla was killed at the Taiyuan Massacre of 9 July 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. He is considered a martyr by the Catholic Church and is venerated as a saint.
feast Day
07-09
patronages
- Booksellers
birth Date
4 October 1839
death Date
9 July 1900 (aged 60)
canonization Status
beatified
canonization Date
1 October 2000
canonized By
Pope John Paul II
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
9

