Blessed John Gaspard Cratz
Also known as
- Johann Kaspar Kratz
- Joanes Kaspar Kratz
Profile
Spent several years as a young adult travelling around Europe. Employee of the Dutch East India Company in 1727. Joined the Jesuits at Macao in 1730. Missionary to the kingdom of Tonkin (modern Vietnam). Ordained in 1734. Arrested in March 1736. Tortured and martyred for his work.
Born
- 15 September 1698 at Golzheim, Düren, Germany
MLA Citation
- “Blessed John Gaspard Cratz“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 September 2021. Web. 1 May 2024. <>