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	August 19, 1748 Grenoble, Kingdom of France
Died	February 18, 1820 (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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