Blessed John Gaspard Cratz – Saint of the Day – January 12

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Bl. John Gaspard Cratz Biography

Bl. John Gaspard Cratz Profile. Born: 15 September 1698 in Germany, Europe. Worked in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. Died: 1737 in Tonkin (modern Vietnam). Feast Day is celebrated on January 12.

 

The Memorial of Bl. John Gaspard Cratz – Saint of the Day

Bl. John Gaspard Cratz Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date

Date of Birth 15 September 1698
Country of Birth Germany of Europe
Matrimony/Holy Orders Blesseds who were Priests
Profession Priest
Place of Work Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
Date of Death 1737
Place of Death Tonkin (modern Vietnam)
Feast Day January 12
Beatification Beatified by N/A
Canonization Canonized by N/A
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Blessed’s Biography

Blessed John Gaspard Cratz was born on September 15, 1698, in Golzheim, Düren, Germany. In the years 1721 to 1726, he traveled through Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. John Gaspard used to work for a nobleman as a travel guide. In 1727 John joined the Dutch East India Company and worked as a colonial supervisor in Batavia

In 1730 John joined the Jesuits in Macao. Four years later he was ordained a priest. The following year he was sent with four Portuguese brothers to the mission in Tonkin. But the government didn’t want the new religion there. They were tortured and sent back to where they came from. 

They still made a second attempt. Now they were successful. Until they were robbed by robbers, emptied, recognized as Christians and extradited to the government. John was beheaded in 1737 in Tonkin (modern Vietnam).

Blessed John Gaspard Cratz
Blessed John Gaspard Cratz


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