St. Laurentius Bai Xiaoman Biography
Saint Laurentius Bai Xiaoman Profile. Born: 1821 AD in China, Asia. Worked in China. Died: 25 February 1856 in Su-Lik-Hien, Kwang-Si province, China. Feast Day is celebrated on February 25.
St. Laurentius Bai Xiaoman Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death |
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| Date of Birth | 1821 AD |
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| Country of Birth | China in Asia |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Married |
| Profession | Missionary |
| Place of Work | China |
| Date of Death | 25 February 1856 |
| Place of Death | Su-Lik-Hien, Kwang-Si province, China |
| Feast Day | February 25 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on 27 May 1900 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000 |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
St. Laurentius Bai Xiaoman Biography
Saint Laurentius Bai Xiaoman was also known as Laurence Pe-Man. He was born to a poor family and orphaned while young. He became a layman and a day laborer in Guangxi, China and then in the neighboring village of Yaoshan.
Laurentius married at his thirties and had one daughter. He converted joining the church in 1855 Ad and was baptized, Lawrence. He was a spiritual student of Saint Augustus Chapdelaine. When he protested the arrest of his spiritual teacher, he was ordered to denounce his faith and refused. He was then arrested, tortured and sentenced to death.
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