▁B MS ▁website ▁b ms world mission . org ▁has ▁trans cri ptions ▁of ▁tele gram s ▁sent ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁which ▁detail ▁those ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁Tai y uan . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁murder ed ▁C athol ics ▁was ▁Italian ▁bishop ▁Gregory ▁Gr ass i ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 3 ), ▁canon ised ▁a ▁Saint ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁His ▁compan ions ▁of ▁mart yr dom ▁were ▁four ▁other ▁Francis can ▁fri ars , ▁seven ▁Francis can ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁Mary , ▁ 1 1 ▁Chinese ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Order ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis - ▁of ▁whom ▁six ▁were ▁sem in ari ans - ▁and ▁three ▁Chinese ▁employees ▁of ▁the ▁fran cis can ▁mission ▁of ▁Tai y uan ▁in ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Vic ari ate ▁of ▁Northern ▁Sh ans i . ▁They ▁all ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 ▁Mart y rs ▁of ▁China ▁that ▁were ▁canon ized ▁by ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁related ▁events ▁ ▁Re par ations ▁About ▁three ▁months ▁later ▁than ▁the ▁Memorial ▁Services ▁at ▁Pa o - ting - fu ▁which ▁have ▁just ▁been ▁referred ▁to , ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁eight ▁mission aries ▁started ▁for ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Sh an - si . ▁Their ▁names ▁are ▁Dr . ▁E . ▁H . ▁Edwards ▁of ▁the ▁She o - y ang ▁Mission , ▁Rev . ▁Mo ir ▁Dun