Francis Regis Clet

François-Régis Clet (Chinese: 劉格來; pinyin: Liú Gélái; 19 August 1748 – 18 February 1820) is one of the Martyr Saints of China.[1]

Saint Francis Regis Clet
Francis Regis Clet
Catholic Missionary
Born	(1748-08-19)August 19, 1748 Grenoble, Kingdom of France
Died	February 18, 1820(1820-02-18) (aged 71) Wuchang, Qing Dynasty
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Beatified	27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized	1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Clet was born in Grenoble. In 1769 he entered the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians). He worked as a priest in Annecy and Paris. In 1791 he went to China. Finally he was arrested and executed in Wuchang for illegal mission. He was declared a venerable in 1843, beatified in 1900 and canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000.[2]

See also

• Catholic Church in China
• Intercession of saints

References

1. "Saint Francis Regis Clet". Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.
2. "St. Francis Regis Clet 1748 - 1820". Archived from the original on 15 May 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

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