July 19th

Saint John Baptist Zhou Wurui

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Lujiazhuang, near Yingxian, Hebei, China

In the village of Lujiazhuang near Yingxian in the Chinese province of Hebei, Saint John Baptist Zhou Wurui, martyr, who, while still a youth, openly professed himself a Christian before the followers of the “Yihetuan,” for which reason he was mutilated in part of his limbs and struck down by the sword.

Latin Original

Invico Lujiazhuang prope Y:ngxian in Sinárum Hebei província, sancti Ioánnis Baptistze Zhou Wurui, mártyris, qui, adhuc aduléscens, coram sectatóribus « Yihetuan» se christiánum apérte proféssus est, quare parte membrórum mutilátus est et secüri percüssus.