Saint Antonino Fantosati

[photograph of Saint Antonino]
Also known as
Antoninus Fantosati
Antonio Fantosati
Anthony Fantosat
Memorial
9 July
28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
Profile
Franciscan missionary bishop. Vicar apostolic for southern Hunan, China. One of the Martyrs of China, killed during the Boxer Rebellion.
Born
16 October 1842 at Santa Maria della Valle, Umbria, Italy
Died
martyred on 7 July 1900 in China
Beatified
24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
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