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Memorial

• 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

• c.1869 in Weixian, Hebei, China

Died

• 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

Venerated

• 22 February 1955 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Lucia Wang Wangzhi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 August 2017. Web. 4 July 2020. <>