Saint Lucia Wang Wangzhi
- 22 July
- 28 September (as one of the Martyrs of China)
Profile
Married and mother of two. On 21 July 1900, an armed group associated with the anti–Christian, anti-Western Boxer Rebellion entered her village, burned the church, gathered all the Christians, and ordered them to renounce Christianity; many did, usually as a way to save their children who would have been killed, as well. Lucia refused. Martyr.
Born
- beheaded on 22 July 1900 in Machiazhuang, Weixian, Hebei, China
- body dumped in a mass grave
- exhumed on 6 November 1901 and given proper burial
- 22 February 1955 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Saint Lucia Wang Wangzhi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 August 2017. Web. 1 December 2021. <>