Diaries of the Chinese martyrs : stories of heroic Catholics living in Mao's China / edited by Gerolamo Fazzini ; preface by Bernardo Cervellera ; translated by Charlotte J. Fasi.

Includes bibliographical references.

With tens of millions killed and thousands of Catholics incarcerated because of rigged trials, China under Mao's dictatorship was the Asian version of the Nazi concentration camps and the Soviet Gulag. It's one of the darkest moments in Church history one that continues to be played out to this day through a historic abuse of power and a seemingly endless hunt for believers in Jesus Christ and His Church. Now the stories of these brave Catholic counter-revolutionaries are brought to you for the first time. These four autobiographical testimonies will leave you speechless and inspired. You'll witness the endless strength and hope these brave men displayed despite years of shocking psychological and physical abuse. Nothing short of miraculous, you'll hear their miraculous stories in the face of hunger, torture, interrogation, indoctrination, and the humiliation of the people's trials. There emerged from these souls the crystalline faith of those brave enough to accept their own Calvary for fidelity to Christ without ever becoming slaves of hatred.

Preface / Introduction / Bibliographical notes / Introduction: Cross of gold among the bars : the story of a detainee in cell no. 4 / Gaetano Pollio / Introduction: Preface: In Mao's prisons: the diary of bishop / Dominic Tang, S.J. /  Introduction: My life in the living hell of the Chinese Laogai: a diary of a Chinese Catholic / John Liao Shouji / Introduction: I fled from Red China Leon Chan / Acknowledgments.

The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs : Testimonies and Autobiographical Accounts / Fazzini, Gerolamo

Intro -- Preface -- A Note on the Text -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Diary of Father Francis Tan Tiande -- The Diary of Father John Huang Yongmu -- The Life of Father Joseph Li Chang -- The Prison Diary of Gertrude Li Minwen -- The Via Crucis of the Trappist Monks of Yangjiaping -- Appendix 1: Chronology of the Catholic Church in China (1921-2006) -- Appendix 2: The Structures that Control Chinese Religious Policy -- Bibliography