Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian missionary
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Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium
About Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe
- Father Frédéric-Vincent Lebbe (???) (19 August 1877 — 24 June 1940) was a Roman Catholic missionary to China whose advocacy led Pope Pius XI to appoint the first native Chinese bishops.
- Born in Belgium, he chose to become a Chinese citizen at a time when missionaries, like all Westerners, enjoyed legal privileges in China, including immunity from Chinese law.
- He was captured by the Chinese Communists in 1940 and died later that year.
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