Saint Paul Lang Fu

Paul Lang Fu (Chinese: 郎福保祿) (born 1893 in Lu, Hebei, China – died July 16, 1900, in Lujiapo, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. He was the son of Saint Lang Yang. During the Boxer Rebellion in China, Christians were persecuted. On July 16, 1900, after occupying the village where he lived, the rebels captured his mother. He was not at home at the time. Upon his return, he saw her bound and began to cry. Lang Yang called him to her side. The attackers set fire to their house. They pierced his mother with a spear and cut off his hand. Afterward, they threw both of them into the fire. His feast day is July 9 (as part of the group of 120 Chinese Martyrs). He was beatified together with his mother on April 17, 1955, by Pius XII as part of the group of Léon-Ignace Mangin and 55 companions. He was canonized on October 1, 2000, by John Paul II as one of the 120 Chinese Martyrs.