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Saint Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (December 13, 1833 – July 9, 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Roman Catholic martyr and saint. He is one of the 120 Martyrs of China who were canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. ==Early life and mission== He was born Pierluigi Grassi in Castellazzo Bormida, in the Piedmont region of Italy, on 13 December 1833. At the age of 15, on November 2, 1848, he took the Franciscan habit in the Friary of Montiano, Romagna, with the name Gregory. His solemn profession was made one year later, on December 14. He was then sent to Bologna to do his seminary studies, and was ordained priest on 17 August 1856. Then he was sent to Rome for further training to prepare for his mission to China. In 1860 Grassi was assigned to Taiyuan, China, where he was appointed Mission Promoter, Director of the mission orphanage, and choirmaster at the seminary there. In 1876, he was chosen as the Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic for the Apostolic Vicariate of Shansi. After he assumed authority over the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shansi on September 6, 1891, he established a novitiate to provide access to Franciscan life for the Chinese of all four vicariates in Shanxi, and a rest home for overworked missionaries. He also dealt with the suffering of the local population brought on by plague and famine, which led him to enlarge the orphanage in the city and establish several others, in order to cope with the orphans left behind by these catastrophes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gregorio Grassi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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