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Paul Lang Fu
SaintFull write-upDocumented cause
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1893
Died
1900
Beatified
17 April 1955
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Canonised
1 October 2000
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Who they were
At Lüjiapo near Qinghe in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Lang Yangzhi, a catechumen, and Paul Lang Fu, her son, martyrs, who during the Boxer persecution, the mother having professed herself a Christian, died martyrs for Christ in their house set on fire.
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 16 July as a boy who died with his mother, a catechumen, in their burning house during the Boxer persecution.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Lang Saint Mother, Parent“At Lüjiapo near Qinghe in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Lang Yangzhi, a catechumen, and Paul Lang Fu, her son, martyrs, who during the Boxer persecution, the mother having professed herself a Christian, died martyrs for Christ in their house set on fire.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4253695 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.