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San Juan Gabriel Perboyre, el misionero que pidió ir a China y murió mártir a los 38 años
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The Church celebrates the memorial of Saint John Gabriel Perboyre on Friday, September 11. A French priest, Perboyre traveled to China to evangelize and died as a martyr in 1840 at the age of 38.
His death followed months of imprisonment, interrogations, and torture. This year marks 30 years since Pope John Paul II canonized him.
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- Analysis & opinionSt John Gabriel Perboyre, the missionary who asked to go to China and died a martyr at 38
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