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Also known as

• John Chen Xianheng
• Ruowang

Memorial

• 18 February

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Layman in the apostolic vicariate of Guizhou, China. Convert. Catechist. Martyr.

Born

• c.1820 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Died

• beheaded on 18 February 1862 at Kaiyang, Guizhou, China

Venerated

• 2 August 1908 by Pope Pius X (decree of martydom)

Beatified

• 2 May 1909 by Pope Pius X

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by PopeJohn Paul II

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Hagiography Circle
• Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ioannes Chen Xianheng“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 January 2014. Web. 21 November 2019. <>