Peter Sanz | |
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Martyr | |
Born | Ascó, Spain | 22 September 1680
Died | 26 May 1747 Fuzhou, China | (aged 66)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 14 May 1893 by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 9 July (with the Martyr Saints of China) |
Attributes | Dominican 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.