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Also known as

• John Néel
• John Peter Néel

Memorial

• 18 February

Profile

Jesuit priest. Missionary to Kuy-tsheu, China in 1858. Arrested, tortured and martyred with three of his converts.

Born

• 18 October 1832 in Soleymieux, Sainte-Catherine-sur-Riviere, France

Died

• dragged by his hair by a horse, then beheaded at Kuy-tsheu (Kai-chou), China on 18 February 1862

Venerated

• 2 August 1908 by Pope Pius X (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 2 May 1909 by Pope Pius X

Canonized

• 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Jean-Pierre Néel“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 June 2022. Web. 16 April 2024. <>