ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 18th of February WELCOME! SAINT JEAN-PIERRE NEEL, PRIEST AND MARTYR Jean Pierre Néel was beatified by Pope Pius X on May 2, 1909, and canonised by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000. A DIVINE CALLING Born in 1832, St Jean-Pierre was a native of Sainte Catherine-sur-Rivière, Lyon. From a very young age he wanted to be a priest. He first entered the Montbrisson seminary, where he studied the humanities, then went on to the Largnetière seminary, where his missionary vocation matured and in 1855, he left the seminary and went to the Paris Foreign Missions Society, where he was ordained in 1858. HE DEPARTED FOR CHINA He was posted to China. The journey lasted seven months. Upon arrival, he first dedicated himself to learning the Chinese language and customs and then was entrusted with the leadership of the Kia-cha-long Christian community. His ministry lasted four years. HE WAS AR...