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Mary Wang
SaintFull write-upDocumented cause
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1851
Died
1900
Beatified
17 April 1955
unverified
Canonised
1 October 2000
unverified
Who they were
Near Daining near the city of Yongnian, also in Hebei, Saint Mary Wang (Wang Lizhi), martyr, who in the same persecution, despite the attempt of some pagans to save her by denying that she was a Christian, openly declared herself a servant of Jesus Christ and for this was immediately killed.
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 22 July as a Boxer-persecution martyr who openly declared herself a servant of Christ when pagans tried to save her.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4260676 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.