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.
July 7th
Saint Antoninus Fantosati and Joseph Mary Gambaro, Martyrs of China
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.