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Also known as

• Tadou

Memorial

• 30 November

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Priest, ordained at age 35, he spent his ministry walking from village to village, ministering to Christians and spreading the faith. Arrested on Pentecost 1821, he was tortured and then imprisoned for two years before his sentence was finally handed down. Martyr.

Born

• c.1773 in Qunglai County, Sichuan, China

 

Died

• strangled to death on 30 November 1823 at the temple in Quxian, Sichuan, China

Venerated

• 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Thaddeus Liu Ruiting“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 May 2022. Web. 20 April 2024. <>