A portrait of St. John Gabriel Perboyre
St. John Gabriel Perboyre
6 January 1802 – 11 September 1840
Feast
September 11 · XIX c.
Patron of
China · Missionaries · Vincentians
Order
Priest / Vincentian / Martyr
French Vincentian priest (1802-1840), missionary in China for five years; arrested in Hubei, tortured at Wuhan, and strangled on a cross. First saint canonized of the modern China mission. Canonized 1996 by John Paul II.
Life & Times
Born: 6 January 1802 · Died: 11 September 1840 · From: France / China.
Patronage
St. John Gabriel Perboyre is invoked as the patron of china, missionaries, vincentians. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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