Joseph Freinademetz
Joseph Freinademetz | |
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| Missionary to China | |
| Born | April 15, 1852 Badia, County of Tyrol, Austrian Empire |
| Died | January 28, 1908 (aged 55) Daijiazhuang, Jining, South Shandong, Chinese Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (Society of the Divine Word), (China) |
| Beatified | 19 October 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | October 5, 2003 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | January 29 |
Joseph Freinademetz SVD (simplified Chinese: 圣福若瑟; traditional Chinese: 聖福若瑟; pinyin: Shèng Fú Ruòsè; April 15, 1852 – January 28, 1908), was a Ladin Catholic priest and missionary in China. He was a member of the Society of the Divine Word.
Freinademetz's sainthood cause was opened after his death in 1908, and he was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2003.