Saint Marie-Adolphine Dierkx was a Dutch nun who died for her faith in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was canonised in 2000. She is one of the group known as the Martyr Saints of China who were canonised by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000. Her birthplace has been converted into a chapel.

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8 March 1866

9 July 1900 (age 34)

Canonized

1 October 2000

Pope John Paul II

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