Saint Peter Lieou

Also known as

• Liu Wenyuan Petrus
• Baiduo

Memorial

• 17 May
• 28 September as one of the Martyrs of China

Profile

Married lay man convert to Christianity. Catechist. Exiled to Mongolia for his faith in 1814. He was permitted to return from exile in 1827 and began working with Catholic missionaries. When the persecutions of the faith resumed, many Christians were imprisoned. Peter initially evaded arrest, but was caught ministering to prisoners, including his own sons. Martyr.

Born

• c.1760 in Guizhou, China

Died

• strangled to death on 17 May 1834 at Guiyang, Guizhou, China

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

• Catholic Online
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Peter Lieou”. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 March 2010. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-peter-lieou/>