Blessed John Gaspard Cratz
- Memorial
- 12 January
- Profile
- Joined the Jesuits at Macao in 1730.
Missionary to the kingdom of Tonkin.
Arrested in March 1736.
Tortured and martyred with
Blessed Bartholomew Alvarez,
Blessed Emmanuel d'Abreu, and
Blessed Vincent da Cunha.
- Born
- at Duren, Germany
- Died
- beheaded in 1737 in Tonkin (modern Vietnam)
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
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