Agnes Tsao Kou Ying
Catholic Chinese saint (1821–1856)
Feast: 1 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saints Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, Peter Sans i Jordá, bishop, and companions, martyrs, who in various times and places in China bravely bore witness to the Gospel of Christ by word and by life and, having fallen victim to persecutions for preaching or professing the faith, were refreshed at the glorious banquet of heaven.
Among those named is Saint Agnes Tsao Kou Ying, a lay person.
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 9 July among the companions of Saints Augustine Zhao Rong and Peter Sans i Jordá, martyrs of China.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Roman Martyrology, 9 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4503086 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.