Saint Peter Lieou
Also known as: Liu Wenyuan Petrus; Baiduo; Peter Liu Wenyuan
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 17
Died
May 1, 17
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Saint Peter Lieou, also known as Liu Wenyuan Petrus, Baiduo, and Peter Liu Wenyuan, was a married lay man who converted to Christianity and became a devoted catechist. He was born around 1760 in Guizhou, China, during a period when Christianity was starting to gain a foothold in the country....