Peter Sanz


Peter Sanz

Portrait from 18th century
Martyr
Born(1680-09-22)22 September 1680
Ascó, Spain
Died26 May 1747(1747-05-26) (aged 66)
Fuzhou, China
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Feast9 July (with the Martyr Saints of China)
AttributesDominican habit with a mitre and pectoral cross

Peter Sanz (22 September 1680 – 26 May 1747) (Catalan: Pere Sans i Jordá, Spanish: Pedro Sans i Jordá) was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church.