Saint Gabriel John Tauin du-Fresse

Memorial: 14 September
Profile: Entered the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris seminary in 1774. Missionary to Szechuan, China in 1775. Imprisoned for six months in 1784 during a government persecution of Christians. He was re-assigned to Macao, but return to the Chinese missions in 1788. Bishop of Tabraca in 1800. Spent the next 15 years in constant danger during the persecution of Christians and foreigners. Betrayed to the Chinese authorities by a scared native Christian. Martyr.
Born: 1750 at Ville-de-Lezoux, diocese of Clermont, France
Died: beheaded in 14 September 1815 at Tschantu, China
head attached to a pole and his body left exposed for three days as a warning to others, then buried by local Christians
Name Meaning: God is my strength; God is mighty; strong man of God; the strength of God
Beatified: 27 May 1900
Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information: For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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