Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse
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Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (8 December 1750 – 14 September 1815) was a member of Society of Foreign Missions of Paris and is a martyr saint of the Catholic Church. He is one of the 120 martyrs of China, canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1 of the Holy Year 2000, on the feast of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, patron saint of the Missions.
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Bishop Saint Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse M.E.P. | |
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Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan) | |
See | Se-Ciuen (Setchoan or Szechwan) |
Appointed | 24 July 1798 |
Installed | 15 November 1801 |
Term ended | 14 September 1815 |
Predecessor | Jean-Didier de Saint Martin |
Successor | Giacomo Luigi Fontana |
Orders | |
Ordination | 17 September 1774 |
Consecration | 25 July 1800 by Jean-Didier de Saint Martin |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (1750-12-08)December 8, 1750 Lezoux, France |
Died | September 14, 1815(1815-09-14) (aged 64) |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 14 September |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Title as Saint | Bishop, Martyr |
Beatified | 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II |
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