Today is my Grandma's birthday. She would have been 110 today. I have previously done posts on the more well known Saints who bear her name, so let's bring a few holy women out of obscurity.
I found three Saints with the name Rose who are among the Chinese Martyrs. Chinese Martyrs is the name given to members of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches who were killed in China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Eastern Orthodox Church recognizes 222 Orthodox Christians who died during the Boxer Rebellion. On June 11, 1900, leaflets were posted in the streets calling for the massacre of Christians and threatening anyone who sheltered them.
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes 120 Catholic Martyrs who died in China between 1648 and 1930. Of these, 87 were lay people, 33 were missionaries and 86 died during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 as cited above. There were also many Protestant Christians who died in the Boxer Rebellion, but there is no formal veneration or universally recognized list of those Martyrs. The Chinese Martyrs stayed true to their faith in the face of torture and death.
The Chinese born lay people who died for their faith were from many different walks of life and ranged in age from 9 to 70. Among these were three women named Rose:
Rose Tchao
Rose Tch'Enn-Kai-Tsie
Rose Wang-Hoei
Unfortunately, I am unable to find any other details of their lives. The Feast Day of the Chinese Martyrs is celebrated on July 9 in the Catholic Church.
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