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At least 189 missionaries and 500 native Chinese Protestant Christians were murdered in 1900 alone. Though some missionaries considered themselves non-denominationally Protestant, among those killed were
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promoted the church-wide veneration of the martyrs and several icons were made, in 2016, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church officially canonized the saints and allowed church-wide veneration.
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Ecumenical Missionary Conference in Carnegie Hall, New York (162 mission boards represented); 189 missionaries and their children killed in Boxer Rebellion in China
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on 1 October 2000. Of the group, 87 were Chinese laypeople and 33 were clergy; 86 died during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The
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In April 22, 1902 the Russian Orthodox Church allowed the local veneration of the Chinese Martyrs. In 1997,
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The Eastern Orthodox Church recognizes 222 Orthodox Christians who died during the Boxer Rebellion as
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citing Walter N. Lacy, A Hundred Years of China Methodism, Nashville, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1964.
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The Roman Catholic Church recognizes 120 Catholics who died between 1648 and 1930 as its
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since the 17th century and maintained close relations with them, especially in the large
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who were killed in China during the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are venerated as
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Canonisation of 120 Chinese martyrs: has much changed under communism?
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China's Saints: Catholic Martyrdom During the Qing (1644–1911)
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from various other countries; many of them died during the
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Catholic (Roman Calendar), Anglican Communion: 9 July
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Orthodox.cn Account of the Orthodox Chinese Martyrs
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Martyrs of China

Qing Dynasty
Republic of China
Boxer Rebellion
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Church
Canonized
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Pope John Paul II
Moscow
Russia
Russian Orthodox Church
Feast
Metrophanes, Chi Sung
Francis Ferdinand de Capillas
protomartyr
traditional Chinese
simplified Chinese
pinyin
Wade–Giles
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
martyrs
laypersons
clergy
Boxer Rebellion
Metrophanes, Chi Sung

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