Saint Maria Du Zhauzhi
Also known as: Mali; Du Zhaoshi Maria
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 Du Zhauzhi, also known as Mali and Du Zhaoshi Maria, was a married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. She was born around 1849 in Qifengzhuang, Shenzhou, Hebei, China. Little is known about her early life, but she embraced her faith as a devout Catholic. Maria was married and became the mother of a priest, a vocation that she supported and encouraged in her son....