Saint Teresa Zhang He

Saint Teresa Zhang He (born 1864 in Yuan, Hebei, China; died July 16, 1900, in Zhangjiaji, Hebei) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Teresa Zhang He was born into a Catholic family in a village in Hebei province. Her husband was from the same village. She frequently expressed a desire to become a martyr. During the Boxer Rebellion, Christians in China were subjected to persecution. On July 16, 1900, Teresa Zhang He was captured by Boxers in a home garden. They took her to a temple to force her to worship an idol. She refused and was subsequently killed along with her daughter and son. 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 one of the companions of Léon-Ignace Mangin. She was canonized on October 1, 2000, by John Paul II as one of the 120 Chinese Martyrs.