Augustine Zhao Rong

Saint

Augustine Zhao Rong
Saint Augustine Zhao, Santo Cristo and Saint Andrew Kim Taegon Parish Church, Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines.
Born1746
Wuchuan, Guizhou, Qing China
Died1815(1815-00-00) (aged 68–69)
Chengdu, Sichuan, Qing China
Cause of deathMartyrdom
Beatified1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized2000 by Pope John Paul II
Feast9 July

Augustine Zhao Rong (Chinese name: 趙榮; 赵荣; Zhào Róng; 1746–1815) was a Chinese Catholic priest who was martyred in 1815. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.

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