Saint Mary Guo

Saint Maria Guo Li (Chinese: 郭李瑪利) (born 1835 in Hujiache, Hebei, China – died July 7, 1900, in the same place) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Maria Guo Li was the wife of Guo Zhinfang. The couple had many children, whom they raised in the Catholic faith. During the Boxer Rebellion, on July 7, 1900, Maria Guo Li gave her life for her faith alongside two daughters-in-law, two grandsons, and two granddaughters. She was beheaded. Her feast day is July 9 (as part of the group of 120 Chinese Martyrs). She was beatified on April 17, 1955, by Pius XII as part of the group of Léon-Ignace Mangin and 55 companions. She was canonized on October 1, 2000, by John Paul II as one of the 120 Chinese Martyrs.