Black History Month- St Agatha Lin

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Name – St Agatha Lin

Born – 1817, Ma-Tchang, China

Died - 1858, Mao-kin, China (aged 41)

Canonised - Pope John Paul II

Feast – 18th February

A teacher at a Christian school, Agatha refused to give up her faith. She was beheaded on 28th January 1858.


Links –
https://catholicsaintsguy.wordpress.com/2016/02/18/february-18-feast-of-st-agatha-lin-chinese-martyr/  
http://newsaints.faithweb.com/martyrs/China1.htm
https://fascinatingmystery.wordpress.com/2014/01/31/saint-of-the-week-lin-zhao-agatha/



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