Saint Iosephus Wang Kuiju
Also known as: Joseph Wang Guiji; Ruose
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 13
Died
July 13, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Iosephus Wang Kuiju, also known as Joseph Wang Guiji or Ruose, was born around 1863 in Nangong, Jizhou, Hebei, China. He lived during a time of intense persecution of Catholics in China, specifically during the Boxer Rebellion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Joseph Wang Guiji was a devout Catholic layman who resided in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China....