Anna Wang
Saint Anna Wang 王安娜 | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 1886 Machiazhuang, Hebei, China |
| Died | 22 July 1900 (aged 13–14) Machiazhuang, Hebei, China |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 17 April 1955, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII |
| Canonized | 1 October 2000, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 22 July |
| Patronage | China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Chinese diaspora |
Anna Wang was a Catholic lay girl who was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion.[1] She was declared a saint by John Paul II. She is one of the Martyrs of China.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Anna was born in 1886 at Machiazhuang, Hebei, China. She was born in a poor Christian family. She lost her mother when she was five years old. She was made strong in religion by receiving religious education from the nun Lucy Wang. She was forced to get married by her family at the age of eleven but she fought against it and didn't get married. She grew up as a strong Catholic believer.[2] [1][3]
Martyrdom
[edit]On July 21, 1900, a group of armed members of the Boxer Rebellion came to Anna’s village to kill the Christians and burn down the church. The Boxers told each Christian to renounce their faith or die. Anna, along with a few other Christians, refused to renounce their Faith. Anna and her companions were beheaded, and her body was dumped together with others in a mass grave. She was only 14 years old. Her body was exhumed and given proper burial on November 6, 1901.[2][1][3][4]
Canonisation
[edit]She was venerated by Pope Pius XII on 22 February 1955 and beatified on 17 April. She was canonized and declared a saint by Pope John Paul II along with other Martyrs of China on 1 October 2000.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Saint Anna Wang - Saint of the Day - July 22 -". Catholic Daily Readings. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ a b c Pris (2015-05-16). "Saint Anna Wang". † My Little Catholic Nook ツ. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
- ^ a b c d Wang, Anna. "St. Anna Wang 1886-1900" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-01.
- ^ "St. Anna Wang1886-1900 AD". Holy Name of Jesus Church. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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| National | |
- 1886 births
- 1900 deaths
- 19th-century executions by China
- 20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
- 20th-century venerated Christians
- Catholic martyrs
- Christian child saints
- Chinese children
- Chinese Roman Catholic saints
- Qing dynasty Christians
- Executed children
- Executed Qing dynasty people
- People executed by the Qing dynasty by decapitation