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Piotr Zhu Rixin
Catholic saint (1881–1900)
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Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1881
Died
1900
Beatified
17 April 1955
unverified
Canonised
1 October 2000
unverified
Who they were
In the territory of Lujiazhuang near Yingxian, also in Hebei, Saint Piotr Zhu Rixin, martyr, who, in the same persecution, before the governor who pressed him, refused to deny God the creator of the world and for this was beheaded.
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 20 July as a Boxer-persecution martyr beheaded for refusing to deny God the creator before the governor.
Connected on this site
- 120 martyrs of China Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4515496 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.