Saint Maria Fan Kun
Also known as: Mali; Fan Kun 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 Fan Kun, also known as Mali or Fan Kun Maria, was a remarkable young girl who grew up in a Christian-run orphanage in Wangla, located in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. She was born around the year 1884 in Daji, Wuqiao, Hebei, China. Maria's childhood was marked by the love and guidance she received from the Christian missionaries who cared for her in the orphanage....