Bai Xiaoman
SaintFebruary 25 · 1821–1856
Bai Xiaoman (1821, Guizhou — 1856, Guangxi) — Saint. Feast day: 25 February.
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Bai Xiaoman was a 19th-century Chinese Catholic layman from Guizhou who was martyred in Guangxi. Born into a poor family, he worked as a domestic servant before converting to Christianity in 1855. Following his baptism, he became a follower of the French missionary Augustus Chapdelaine. His brief time as a Christian ended when he stood up for the missionary during a period of intense civil unrest and government crackdown, leading to his arrest and eventual execution.