John Gabriel Perboyre
John Gabriel Perboyre | |
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Statue of St. John Gabriel Perboyre | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 6 January 1802 Le Puech, Montgesty, Lot, France |
| Died | 11 September 1840 (aged 38) Wuchang, Hubei, Imperial China |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 10 November 1889, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 2 June 1996, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Major shrine | Motherhouse of the Congregation of the Mission, Paris, France |
| Feast | 11 September |
John Gabriel Perboyre, CM (French: Jean-Gabriel Perboyre; 1802–1840) was a French Catholic priest of the Congregation of the Mission who served as a missionary in China, where he suffered martyrdom. He was canonized in 1996 by Pope John Paul II.