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Sunday of the Chinese Martyrs

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Sunday of the Chinese Martyrs

On this day, second Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrate the Synaxis (gathering) of the Chinese Orthodox Christians who were martyred in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion in the year 1900.

Short History

In the year of our Lord 1900, when the Empress Dowager reigned over the vast country of China and [...]

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