Saint Agatha Lin

Also known as

• Agatha Lin Tchaio
• Lin Zhao Agatha
• Jiade

Memorial

• 28 January
• formerly 18 February
• 28 September as one of the Martyrs of China

Profile

Lay woman. Teacher in a Christian school. Catechist. One of the Martyrs of China.

Born

• c.1817 at Qinglong, Guizhou, China

Died

• beheaded 28 January 1858 at Mao-ken, Langdai, Guizhou, China

Beatified

• 2 May 1909 by Pope Saint Pius X

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agatha Lin”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 January 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agatha-lin/>