Asian martyrs and unsung heroes / by P. Decroix.

Decroix (1922?-2015) was member of MEP (Missions Étrangères de Paris). Book is organized primarily by country, with some exceptions: one chapter on early missionaries, one on St. Francis Xavier, one on martyrs in Afghanistan and the People's Republic of China (PRC), and two on Malaysian martyrs in Malacca and Penang respectively (the latter is titled "The College of Martyrs"). Remaining chapters respectively cover Japan (Nagasaki), imperial China, Tibet, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Philippines, Burma [Myanmar], Cambodia, and India.

See also Supplement with additional martyrs from the PRC, North Korea, and Socotra Island (in the Arabian Sea).

Asian saints : the 486 Catholic canonized saints and blessed of Asia / Francis X. Clark, SJ.
Includes bibliographical references (p109-116).
Some ephemera inserted within pages (brochures concerning the Comboni Missionaries and 金邦尼傳教修會).

Contents: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Asian Martyr Saints speak for themselves -- 3. Facts about the Martyrs -- 4. Korea -- 5. Vietnam -- 6. China -- 7. Japan -- 8. India, Philippines, Thailand -- 9. Observations concerning the Martyrs collectively -- 10. The Four Non-Martyr Blessed of Sri Lanka and India -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Vietnamese Martyr Saints -- Appendix 2: Chinese Martyr Saints -- Appendix 3: Korean Martyr Saints -- Appendix 4: Japanese Martyr Saints and Blessed -- Appendix 5: Other Asian Countries, and other possible Blessed and Saints -- Bibliography

Contents: Oceania : Blessed John Mazzucconi. -- China : Blessed Alberic Crescitelli. -- China 1941 : Fr. Cesare Mencattini, Bishop Antonio Barosi, Fr. Mario Zanardi, Fr. Bruno Zanella, Fr. Girolamo Lazzaroni, The Martyrdom at Dingcunji, Fr. Carlo Osnaghi. -- Hong Kong : Fr. Emilio Teruzzi, Fr. Valeriano Fraccaro. -- Burma : Fr. Mario Vergara, Fr. Pietro Galastri, Fr. Alfredo Cremonesi, Fr. Pietro Manghisi, Fr. Eliodoro Farronate. -- Bangladesh : Fr. Angelo Maggioni. -- The Philippines : Fr. Tullio Favali, Fr. Salvatore Carzedda.

Saints of Asia : 1500 to the present / Vincent J. O'Malley, C.M.
A collection, organized by feast day, of biographies (1-3 pages long, often with a portrait)of modern-era saints and candidates for sainthood (i.e. "Servants of God") who were born in Asia or ministered extensively in Asia. Scope includes the Middle East (Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Syria), the Caucasus (Armenia), Russia (Siberia), East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam), South Asia (India), Southeast Asia (Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand), and Oceania (Australia, Futuna, Guam, Hawai'i, and Papua New Guinea).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and indexes (by name and country of origin).

Supplement to "Asian martyrs and unsung heroes" / P. Decroix.
As indicated by title, supplement to Asian martyrs and unsung heroes by Fr. Paul Decroix, MEP (1922?-2015). Consists of three chapters on martyrs on Socotora (Socotra) Island in 1760, in North Korea from 1950-1953, and at the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Consolation [Yang kia ping ?= Yangjia bing] near Beijing in Hebei in 1947-1948. Includes a map of the Trappist monks' death march, and photographs of sites and individuals described in all three chapters.

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