Books about Chinese Catholic History and Saints
0March 18, 2022 by Sarah
Are you interested in learning more about Chinese Catholic History and Saints?
Here are places to start:
đź“šBoxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang: Companion graphic novels that tell the story of China’s Boxer Rebellion from two different perspectives.The Boxer Rebellion was a violent uprising in China against foreigners (all Christians were included) from 1899-1901, many of our Chinese Saints were killed during this time.Â
đź“šPray for Us by Meg Hunter-Kilmer: Included among the 75 saints are St. Martha Wang Luo Mande and St. Mark Ji Tianxiang.Â
📚Diaries of the Chinese Martyrs by Sophia Press: Autobiographical testimonies of Chinese Catholics imprisoned for their faith in the mid 1900’s.
đź“šChurch Militant: Bishop King and Catholic Resistance in Communist Shanghai by Fr. Paul Mariani, Harvard University Press.
đź“šSaints Around the World by Meg Hunter-Kilmer. Saint stories for children includes St. Martha Wang Luo Mande and St. Peter Wu Guosheng.
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đź“šThe Red Book of Chinese Martyrs by Ignatius Press
đź“šLife and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng: A window into the suffering of people of faith in China.
Thank you to Fr. Phil Yang for providing book suggestions!
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