Martys of China (17 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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The Martyrs of China gave everything for Jesus Christ. In today’s Lives of the Saints reading from Father Alban Butler, we recount the extraordinary heroism of: Blessed Francis Clet (1748–1820) – Lazarist missionary strangled after years of persecution Blessed Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (1750–1815) – Bishop beheaded for defending the Faith Blessed John of Triora (1760–1816) – Franciscan missionary who endured chains and torture Blessed Auguste Chapdelaine (1814–1856) – Martyred after brutal imprisonment And many other Chinese and missionary martyrs who died for Christ Christianity in China endured waves of persecution — yet the blood of martyrs became the seed of the Church. Despite torture, betrayal, imprisonment, and death, these missionaries and lay faithful refused to deny Our Lord. Their courage echoes Hebrews 11: “They wandered about… destitute, afflicted, tormented… of whom the world was not worthy.” May their witness strengthen Catholics today to stand firm in times of confusion and hostility toward the Faith. Pray for the Church in China. Pray for perseverance. Pray for courage. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Christianity First Preached in China 1:10 – Blessed Francis Clet: 30 Years of Suffering 3:13 – Persecution Decree of 1818 4:21 – Martyrdom of Francis Clet (February 17, 1820) 4:37 – Blessed Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse 6:43 – His Condemnation and Beheading (1815) 7:33 – Blessed John of Triora 9:30 – Six Months in Chains 10:01 – His Martyrdom (February 7, 1816) 10:12 – Blessed Auguste Chapdelaine 11:43 – Brutal Torture and Imprisonment 12:24 – Death in a Cage (1856) 12:39 – Other Martyrs of China 13:31 – Closing Reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #MartyrsOfChina #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #BlessedFrancisClet #CatholicMartyrs #ChurchInChina #TraditionalCatholic #PrayForChina