Saint Thaddeus Liu Ruiting

Priest, ordained at age 35, he spent his ministry walking from village to village, ministering to Christians and spreading the faith. Arrested on Pentecost 1821, he was tortured and then imprisoned for two years before his sentence was finally handed down. Martyr. Born: c.1773 in Qunglai County, Sichuan, China Died: strangled to death on 30 November 1823 at the temple in Quxian, Sichuan, China