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Francesco Fogolla

Francesco Fogolla

Saint
July 9 · 1839–1900

Francesco Fogolla (1839, Montereggio — 1900, Taiyuan) — Saint, Catholic bishop. Feast day: 9 July.

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Francesco Fogolla was an Italian Franciscan missionary and titular bishop who served the Catholic Church in China during the late 19th century. Born in 1839 in Mulazzo, he joined the Order of Friars Minor and was ordained a priest in 1862. After arriving in China in 1867, he dedicated his life to pastoral work and the defense of Christian rights in the Shanxi province. He was appointed coadjutor bishop of Northern Shanxi in 1898, but his life ended during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900.

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