Gregorio Grassi

Saint

Gregory Grassi

O.F.M.
Religious, Bishop and Martyr
Born13 December 1833
Castellazzo Bormida, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died9 July 1900 (aged 66)
Taiyuan, Shanxi, Qing China
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified27 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Feast9 July

Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Catholic martyr and saint.

He is one of the 120 Martyrs of China who were canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II.