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Joseph Freinademetz
Christian missionary in China (1852-1908)
SaintResearchedAustria–HungaryDivine Word MissionariesDocumented cause
Feast: 28 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1852
Died
1908
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
5 October 2003
unverified
Who they were
In the town of Daijiazhuang in the southern part of the province of Shandong in China, Saint Joseph Freinademetz, priest of the Society of the Divine Word, who worked tirelessly for the evangelisation of this region.
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 28 January as a Divine Word missionary who worked tirelessly to evangelise Shandong.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q45210 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Joseph Freinademetz (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.