Anna Wang

Saint Anna Wang was a Catholic lay girl who was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion.[1] She was declared a Saint by John Paul II. She is one of the Martyrs of China.[2][3][4]

Saint

Anna Wang
王安娜
Martyr
Born1886
Machiazhuang, Hebei, China
Died22 July 1900(1900-07-22) (aged 13–14)
Machiazhuang, Hebei, China
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified17 April 1955, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII
Canonized1 October 2000, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast22 July

Early life

Anna was born in 1886 at Machiazhuang, Hebei, China. She was born in a poor Christian family. She lost her mother when she was five years old. She was made strong in religion by receiving religious education from Sister Lucy Wang. She was forced to get married by her family at the age of eleven but she fought against it and didn't get married. She grew up as a strong catholic believer.[3][2][1][4]

Martyrdom

On 21 July 1900, a group of armed Boxer Rebellion activists, came to her village and dragged every Christian to kill them and burnt down the church. Activists asked Christians to renounce Christianity or choose to die. Saint Anna, along with few more refused to renounce Christianity and was beheaded along with other Christians in her village at the age of fourteen. Her body was dumped along with others in a mass grave. Her bodily was exhumed and given proper burial on 6 November 1901.[3][1][4][2][5]

Canonisation

She was venerated by Pope Pius XII on 22 February 1955 and beatified on 17 April. She was canonized and declared a saint by Pope John Paul II along with other Martyrs of China on 1 October 2000.[4][2]

References
  1. "Saint Anna Wang - Saint of the Day - July 22 -". Catholic Daily Readings. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  2. "Saint Anna Wang". CatholicSaints.Info. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. Pris (2015-05-16). "Saint Anna Wang". † My Little Catholic Nook ツ. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  4. Wang, Anna. "St. Anna Wang 1886-1900" (PDF).
  5. "St. Anna Wang1886-1900 AD". Holy Name of Jesus Church. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
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