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Agathe Lin Zhao
Chinese laywoman, teacher, saint (1817-1858)
SaintResearchedDocumented cause
Feast: 28 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1817
Died
1858
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
1 October 2000
unverified
Who they were
In the city of Maokou in the province of Guizhou in China, the holy martyrs Agathe Lin Zhao, virgin, Jerome Lu Tingmei and Lawrence Wang Bing: catechists, they were denounced as Christians under the emperor Wenzongxian and finally 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 28 January as a catechist beheaded as a Christian at Maokou in China.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Jerome Lu Tingmei Saint“In the city of Maokou in the province of Guizhou in China, the holy martyrs Agathe Lin Zhao, virgin, Jerome Lu Tingmei and Lawrence Wang Bing: catechists, they were denounced as Christians under the emperor Wenzongxian and finally beheaded.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2826467 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agatha Lin (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.