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Ann An
SaintFull write-upDocumented cause
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1874
Died
1900
Beatified
17 April 1955
unverified
Canonised
1 October 2000
unverified
Who they were
In the village of Liugongyin near Anping in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Anna An Xinzhi, Mary An Guozhi, Ann An and Mary An Lihua, virgins and martyrs, who, during the Boxer persecution, since they could in no way be made to deny the faith, were beheaded.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 11 July as a virgin and martyr beheaded at Liugongyin in the Boxer persecution for refusing to deny the faith.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Mary An Saint“In the village of Liugongyin near Anping in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Anna An Xinzhi, Mary An Guozhi, Ann An and Mary An Lihua, virgins and martyrs, who, during the Boxer persecution, since they could in no way be made to deny the faith, were beheaded.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4067856 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.