Tarcisio Martina
Gemona, Italy | |
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Died | 12 November 1961 Verona, Italy | (aged 74)
Tarcisio Martina C.S.S. (17 September 1887 – 12 November 1961), known in Chinese as Ma Dinuo (馬迪懦),[1] was an Italian Catholic prelate. He was first the apostolic prefect of Yixian,[a] then a representative of the Holy See in China. Because of his alleged involvement in the Tian'anmen Mortar Plot, he was sentenced to life imprisonment by China in 1951 and expelled from the country in 1954.
Biography
Tarcisio Martina was born in
In 1923 he headed the parish of the Holy Cross at Acquabella near Milan. In 1925 he was chosen, with other priests, to establish the first Stigmatine mission in China.[2] He arrived in China in January 1926. In 1929, he was appointed the superior of the independent mission in Yixian, Hebei. When the Apostolic Prefecture of Yixian was created in 1936, he became its first apostolic prefect.[1]
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the invading Japanese forces controlled the Catholic mission in Yixian in 1937. Martina was also kidnapped by communist forces in June 1945 and detained for 40 days. Later, after the Japanese withdrew, the communist forces took over Yixian. Martina eventually decided to abandon the mission and move to Beijing, where he established a minor seminary.[2]
After the
See also
- Paul Yu Pin, Cardinal archbishop of Nanjing, expelled to Taiwan in 1949
- Ignatius Kung Pin-mei, bishop of Shanghai, imprisoned 1955–1986
- Dominic Tang, apostolic administrator of Guangzhou, imprisoned 1958–1980
- David D. Barrett, U.S. Army officer in Beijing, also implicated in the Tian'anmen Mortar Plot and expelled
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b c Les Missions de Chine 1940, p. 98.
- ^ a b c d e f Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani 2011.
- ^ a b c d Time 1951.
- ^ The Catholic Standard and Times 1951.
- ^ The Catholic Times 1955.
Newspapers and periodicals
- "3 More of Hierarchy Seized in Red China". The Catholic Standard and Times. Vol. 56, no. 39. 29 June 1951.
- "CHINA: Old Hands, Beware!". Time. 27 August 1951. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- "Early Release of Red-Held Priest Seen". The Catholic Times. Columbus, Ohio. 7 January 1955.
Books
- Lazaristes du Pétang (Péking), ed. (1940). Les Missions de Chine: Quinzième Année (1938–1939) (PDF) (in French). Shanghai: Lazaristes.
- Bovolini, Marco (2011). "Martina Tarcisio". In Cesare Scalon; Claudio Griggio; Giuseppe Bergamini (eds.). Dizionario Biografico dei Friulani (in Italian). Forum, Udine University. ISBN 978-8884206688. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Further reading
- Cancian, T. (1990). Gemona con gli Stimmatini, 1900-1990. Udine: Arti Grafiche Friulane. pp. 187–191.
- Curto, M. (2003). Dalle trincee del Carso alle prigioni di Mao. Mons. Tarcisio Martina prefetto apostolico di Yihsien [From the trenches of the Karst to Mao's prisons: Mons. Tarcisio Martina, apostolic prefect of Yixian]. Roma: Grafica.