Francis Fogolla
Francesco Fogolla (4 October 1839 – 9 July 1900), known in Chinese as Fu Zhujiao, was an Italian missionary prelate belonging to the Order of Friars Minor. On 28 June 1898, Fogolla was appointed titular bishop of Bageis and coadjutor bishop of Northern Shanxi, China. Fogolla was killed at the Taiyuan Massacre of 9 July 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. He is considered a martyr by the Catholic Church and is venerated as a saint.
Patron saint of Booksellers
In the Martyrology
- July 9 Saints Gregorio Maria Grassi, bishop and vicar apostolic of Northern Shansi, and Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla, bishop and coadjutor vicar apostolic of Northern Shansi, Franciscans, and 24 companions, martyrs of China