San Gregorio Grassi ndi abwenzi, Woyera wa tsiku la Julayi 8th

(d. 9 Julayi 1900)

Nkhani ya San Gregorio Grassi ndi amzake
Atumiki achikristu nthawi zambiri amagwidwa pamoto woyesa nkhondo kumayiko awo. Pamene maboma a Great Britain, Germany, Russia ndi France adakakamiza chilolezo chochoka ku China mu 1898, malingaliro odana ndi mayiko akunja adakhala olimba kwambiri pakati pa anthu ambiri achi China.

A Gregory Grassi anabadwira ku Italy mu 1833, adadzozedwa mu 1856 ndipo adatumizidwa ku China zaka zisanu pambuyo pake. Pambuyo pake a Gregory adasankhidwa kukhala bishopu waku North Shanxi. Ndi amishonale ena 14 aku Europe komanso achipembedzo 14 aku China, adaphedwa panthawi yachinyengo ya wama 1900 ya Boxer.

Makumi awiri ndi zisanu ndi chimodzi mwa omenyera amenewa adamangidwa ndi Yu Hsien, kazembe wa Shanxi. Anang'ambidwa zidayamba pa Julayi 9, 1900. Asanu mwaiwo anali Friars Little; asanu ndi awiri anali Amishonari a Franciscan a Mary, ofera oyambira mpingo wawo. Asanu ndi awiri anali maseminare achi China komanso a Sementi Franciscans; ofera anayi anali anthu achi China owerengeka komanso Achinsinsi a Frenchcans. Anthu enanso atatu achi China omwe adaphedwa ku Shanxi amangogwira ntchito a Franciscans ndipo amapangidwa ndi wina aliyense. Afrancis atatu aku Italy adaphedwa sabata lomwelo m'chigawo cha Hunan. Ofera onsewa adamenyedwa mu 1946 ndipo anali ena mwa ofera 120 ovomerezeka mu 2000.

Kulingalira
Kufera ndi chiopsezo cha amishonale. Ku China konse, mabishopu asanu, ansembe 50, abale awiri, alongo 15 ndi Akhristu achi China 40.000 adaphedwa panthawi yomwe nkhondoyi idachitika. Akatolika 146.575 omwe amatumizidwa ndi a Franciscans ku China mu 1906 anali atakwera 303.760 mu 1924, ndipo anatumikiridwa ndi a Franciscans 282 ndi ansembe 174 am'deralo. Kudzipereka kwakukulu nthawi zambiri kumabweretsa zotsatira zabwino.