Augustine Zhao Rong

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Augustine Zhao Rong ( Chinese  趙榮  /  赵荣 , Pinyin Zhao Rong * 1746 in Wuchuan (Zunyi) , Chinese Empire ; † 20th March 1815 in Chengdu ) was a soldier in the Imperial Army of China and is in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint whose feast day has been listed in the Calendarium Romanum Generale since 2002 .

Zhào Róng converted to Christianity at the age of 30 when he transferred Christian prisoners to Beijing and was impressed by their faithfulness. He was ordained a priest at the age of 35 . In 1815 he was himself a martyr during the persecution of Emperor Jiaqing .

His liturgical feast day is on July 9 , the feast day of the 120 Chinese martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000 . Many of the Catholic and Orthodox martyrs, as well as many Protestant witnesses of faith, died during the Boxer Rebellion .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.heiligenlexikon.de
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhao is the family name here, Augustinus Rong is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Zhao, Augustine Rong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soldier, Chinese-Christian martyr
DATE OF BIRTH 1746
PLACE OF BIRTH Wuchuan (Zunyi)
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1815
Place of death Cheng you