July 7th

Saint Antoninus Fantosati and Joseph Mary Gambaro, Martyrs of China

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Hengzhou, Hunan, China

Near the city of Hengzhou in the province of Hunan in China, Saints Antoninus Fantosati, bishop, and Joseph Mary Gambaro, priest, of the Order of Friars Minor, who, in the persecution by the followers of the Yihetuan (Boxers), when they had landed on the riverbank to bring help to the faithful, were stoned to death.

Latin Original

Prope urbem Hemceuvénsem in Hunanénsi província Sinárum, sanctórum Antoníni Fantosati, epíscopi, et Ioséphi Maríze Gambaro, presbyteri ex Ordine Minórum, qui, in persecutióne ab ásseclis « Yihetuan», cum ad ripam appulissent ad fidélibus auxilium przestándum, lapidáti occubuérunt.