SPECIAL PAGE 11 Bl. Peter Sanz and Companions, Martyrs May 26 1680-1747 Blessed Peter and his four companions were Dominican missionaries who converted thousands of Chinese to the Catholic faith. They were held captive by the governor of Peking: when they began converting their jailors and other prisoners, they were tortured by fire and executed on the chopping block. HOME---------------PRAYERS AND DEVOTIONS-----------------LITANIES www.catholictradition.org/Saints/saints-special11.htm