Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe
Belgian missionary; founded Tianjin Yishibao (1915-1949)
Who they were
Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (Chinese name: Lei Mingyuan 雷鳴遠; 19 August 1877 — 24 June 1940) was a Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy contributed to Pope Pius XI's appointment of the first native Chinese bishops of modern times. Born in Belgium, he chose to become a Chinese citizen at a time when missionaries, like all Westerners, enjoyed legal privileges in China, including immunity from Chinese law. Lebbe advocated for the indigenization of the Catholic Church in China.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q589743 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (CC BY-SA)
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