Saint Gabriel Taurino Dufresse

Bishop Martyr Missionary
In the city of Chengtu, in Sichuan province, in China, saint Gabriel Taurino Dufresse, Bishop and martyr, cruelly slaughtered after a full-time ministerial activity for forty years.
Celebration 14 of September Saints of the day
Name Gabriel is a man's name.
Meaning Dios es mi fuerza, de origen Hebreo
Birth on 1750 in Ville-de-Lezoux in current France Saints born in France
Death on September 14, 1815 in Chengtu in current China Saints dead in China
Process
Beatified on May 27, 1900 by pope Leo XIII
Canonized on October 1, 2000 by pope Blessed John Paul II