Rémy Isoré Explained

Rémy Isoré
Titles:Martyr
Birth Date:22 January 1852
Birth Place:Bambecque, France
Death Place:Wuyi County, Zhejiang, China
Feast Day:19 June
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Beatified Date:17 April 1956
Beatified Place:Saint Peter's Square
Beatified By:Pope Pius XII
Canonized Date:1 October 2000
Canonized Place:Saint Peter's Square
Canonized By:Pope John Paul II
Honorific-Suffix:SJ
Honorific-Prefix:Saint

Rémy Isoré, SJ was a French Jesuit priest who was martyred during Boxer Rebellion in China. He was declared a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2000.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Isoré was born in Bambecque, France on 22 January 1852. He studied to become a priest for his own diocese in the diocesan seminary at Cambrai. He decided to join Society of Jesus and so joined the Jesuit seminary at Saint-Acheul. He taught in the secondary school and also studied Theology in Jersey.

Mission in China

Remy had asked his superiors to send him to Zambia, but he was sent to China to evangelize. He arrived in China in 1882. On 31 July 1886, Isoré was ordained a priest. After ordination he worked in many different roles in China.

Martyrdom

Isoré was stationed at Weixian, in Zhili, Tianjin at the time of rise of Boxer Rebellion. After hearing news of the rebels heading to his parish, he went to the nearby Jesuit mission in village of Wuyi. Modeste Andlauer was in charge of this mission. Next afternoon, on 19 July 1900, Andlaeur and Isoré were beheaded by the rebels while kneeling and praying. Their heads were displayed at the village entrance gate as a warning message for other Christians.

Canonization

Isoré was beatified by Pius XII on 17 April 1956 and canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 Oct 2000 along with other Chinese Martyrs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isoré, Remi, St. Encyclopedia.com. 2021-12-25. www.encyclopedia.com.
  2. Web site: Saint Rémy Isoré The Society of Jesus. 2021-12-25. www.jesuits.global. en.
  3. Web site: 2014-10-29. Saint Rémi Isoré. 2021-12-25. CatholicSaints.Info. en-US.
  4. Web site: Saints Rémi Isoré et Modeste Andlauer. 2021-12-25. nominis.cef.fr.
  5. Clark. Anthony. 2014-01-01. China in Transition: Jesuit Encounters with the Dying Qing Empire. History Faculty Scholarship.
  6. Web site: Living Space Augustine Zhao Rong and Chinese martyrs Sacred Space. 2021-12-26. livingspace.sacredspace.ie.