From Our Catholic Heroes
Saint Luigi Versiglia was an Italian bishop who worked in China. He was a disciplined man who cared deeply about his flock. He worked with Servant of God Carlo Braga and died with Saint Callisto (or Callistus) Caravario. Callisto and Luigi were killed while protecting their parishioners from pirates. They were canonized in 2000 and their feast day is February 25. --- Wikipedia: "Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the first apostolic vicar of Shaoguan from 1920 until his murder. He was also a former novice master noted for his strict austerities and discipline but for his loving and compassionate care of the poor and defenceless. He led the first Salesian expedition to China in 1906 and remained there until his death, functioning for the people in various capacities such as a gardener and barber."
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