Gregorio Grassi
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Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Catholic martyr and saint.
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Saint Gregory Grassi O.F.M. | |
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Religious, Bishop and Martyr | |
Born | 13 December 1833 Castellazzo Bormida, Piedmont, Italy |
Died | 9 July 1900 (Aged 66) Taiyuan, Shanxi, China |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 27 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII |
Canonized | 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 9 July |
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He is one of the 120 Martyrs of China who were canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.