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Peter Lieou
catholic saint
SaintResearchedPost-1588
Feast: 17 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1760
Died
1834
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the city of Guiyang in the province of Guizhou in China, Saint Peter Liu Wenyuan, martyr, who, a catechist, was strangled for faith in Christ.
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 17 May as a catechist strangled for the faith at Guiyang.
Connected on this site
- Liu Wenyuan Saint“Peter Lieou also known as Liu Wenyuan Petrus / Baiduo / Peter Liu Wenyuan was Chinese Catholic convert, layman, missionary and a martyr.” — Wikipedia
- Peter Liu Saint“Peter Lieou also known as Liu Wenyuan Petrus / Baiduo / Peter Liu Wenyuan was Chinese Catholic convert, layman, missionary and a martyr.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q106950956 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter Lieou (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.