SAINT
saint-peter-lieou
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Peter Lieou also known as Liu Wenyuan Petrus / Baiduo / Peter Liu Wenyuan was Chinese Catholic convert, layman, missionary and a martyr. He was exiled and was strangled to death in a prison for being a Christian and preaching Christianity in China.
feast Day
05-17
birth Date
1760
death Date
1834-05-17
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
1 October 2000
canonized By
Pope John Paul II
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
17