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Saint for a Minute
Martyrs of China
Martyrs of China

Saint Chi Zhuze

Also known as: Xi Guizi

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 20

Died

June 1, 1900

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII

Biography

Saint Chi Zhuze, also known as Xi Guizi, was a teenage layman convert from the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. He was born around 1882 in Dezhaoin, Shenzhou, Hebei, China. Saint Chi Zhuze's story takes place during the Boxer Rebellion, a violent uprising against Western influence in China during the years 1899 and 1901....