Saint Petrus Zhao Mingzhen
Also known as: Baiduo; Zhao Mingzhen Petrus; Pietro Zhao Mingzhen
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 3
Died
July 3, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Petrus Zhao Mingzhen, also known as Baiduo, Zhao Mingzhen Petrus, or Pietro Zhao Mingzhen, was a devoted Layman Christian in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. He was born around 1839 in Beiwangtou, Shenzhou, Hebei, China, and spent his life serving his faith in the midst of trying times....