Saint Maria Chi Yu
Also known as: Mali; Chi Yu Maria; Maria Ts’i-u
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
June 28
Died
June 28, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Maria Chi Yu, also known as Mali, Chi Yu Maria, and Maria Ts’i-u, was a young girl who grew up in a Christian-run orphanage in Wangla, a part of the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. She was born around the year 1885 in Daji, Wuqiao, Hebei, China. Despite the challenges she faced growing up as an orphan, Maria's faith in Christ grew stronger each day....