Saint Ann An Xin

Saint Anna An Xin (1828, Anping, Hebei, China – July 11, 1900, Liugongying, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. During the Boxer Rebellion in China, Christians were subjected to persecution. On July 11, 1900, Anna An Xin and her family—her daughter-in-law Maria An Guo, her grandson's wife Anna An Jiao, and her granddaughter Maria An Linghua—were arrested by the rebels. They were pressured to renounce their faith. Upon their refusal, they were taken outside the village and murdered. Her feast day is July 9, as part of the group of 120 Chinese Martyrs. She was beatified on April 17, 1955, by Pope Pius XII as part of the group of Léon-Ignace Mangin and 55 companions. She was canonized on October 1, 2000, by Pope John Paul II as one of the 120 Chinese Martyrs.