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Lang
SaintResearchedDocumented cause
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1871
Died
1900
Beatified
17 April 1955
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Canonised
1 October 2000
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Who they were
At Lüjiapo near Qinghe in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Lang Yangzhi, a catechumen, and Paul Lang Fu, her son, martyrs, who during the Boxer persecution, the mother having professed herself a Christian, died martyrs for Christ in their house set on fire.
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 16 July as a catechumen who professed herself a Christian and died with her son in their burning house during the Boxer persecution.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
- Paul Lang Fu Saint Child“At Lüjiapo near Qinghe in the province of Hebei in China, Saints Lang Yangzhi, a catechumen, and Paul Lang Fu, her son, martyrs, who during the Boxer persecution, the mother having professed herself a Christian, died martyrs for Christ in their house set on fire.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4253698 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.