Saint Simon Qin Chunfu
Also known as: Ximan
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 19
Died
July 19, 1900
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
17 April 1955 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Simon Qin Chunfu, also known as Ximan, was born around 1886 in Nanpeiluo, Renqiu, Hebei, China. He was the son of Saint Elisabeth Qin Bianshi Elisabeth, a devout Catholic who belonged to the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili in China. Simon grew up in a deeply religious family and was taught the faith from an early age....