Story of a Saint: John Gabriel Perboyre (圣董文å¦) (1802–1840)
- USCCA Digital Communications Coordinator
- Sep 21
- 1 min read
Earlier this month (September 11) was the Feast Day of St. John Gabriel Perboyre, C.M. (pictured in image). John Gabriel, a Vincentian missionary to China, served as a missionary in his home country of France prior to his ministry in China. In the midst of international conflict and political antagonism toward missionaries, John Gabriel was detained in 1839 and subjected to harsh treatment leading up to his death in 1840.
We invite you to read more about St. John Gabriel Perboyre on the Holy See website. As the Holy See's biography recounts, John Gabriel built bridges between Europe and China, but hostility between the two regions had a frustrating effect on his mission. The US-China Catholic Association, founded in 1989 by missionary societies, is committed to building bridges of peace and mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and of China.
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