Saint Paulus Lang Fu
Also known as: Paolo Lang-Eull; Baolu
Feast Day
16 July; 28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
Born
C.1893 in Lu, Qinghe, Hebei, China
Died
Tied to an ash tree, stabbed with spears, and body thrown into his house which the killers set on fire, on 16 July 1900 in Lujiapo, Qinghe, Hebei, China; remains recovered from the burned house by his father, and buried nearby
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Venerated
22 February 1955 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Saint Paulus Lang Fu, a child martyr of the Catholic Church, was born within the Apostolic Vicariate of Southeastern Zhili (present-day Hebei Province, China). As the seven-year-old son of Saint Yangzhi Lang, he grew up amidst the nascent Christian community in a region marked by deep faith and increasing persecution. His vocation, though unformed in the traditional sense, was defined by his innocent witness to the Gospel. During the violent anti-Christian uprisings of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, young Paulus courageously refused to renounce his faith, choosing instead to stand firm in his baptismal identity. He was marty
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