Martyr
Jonah Gui
Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Life
Jonah Gui was a man of 61. He was killed on 10 June 1900 (old style; 23 June in the new), during the Boxer Rising. His wife Irene, aged 54, suffered on the same day, in their house near the Mission.
On 10 June 1900 proclamations were posted on the walls of Beijing calling on the people to slaughter all Christians. His name stands in the list of the 222 Orthodox Christians killed in 1900, drawn up in 1904 by the Brotherhood of the Orthodox Church in China.
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