Alberic Crescitelli
Italian missionary priest (1863-1900)
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Yanzibian near Yangpingguan in China, Saint Alberic Crescitelli, priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions and martyr, who, during the Boxer persecution, cruelly beaten almost to death, was the next day dragged along a paved road with his feet bound as far as the river, where, hacked to pieces and finally beheaded, he received the crown of martyrdom.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 July as a missionary priest of the PIME beaten, dragged to the river and beheaded in the Boxer persecution.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Roman Martyrology, 21 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2664681 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Alberic Crescitelli (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.