Ferdinand Hamer
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Ferdinandus Hubertus Hamer | |
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Born | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
August 21, 1840
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Inner Mongolia |
Nationality | Dutch |
Ferdinandus Hubertus Hamer C.I.C.M. (born 21 August 1840 in Nijmegen, Netherlands, died 23 July 1900 in To Tsjeng, Inner Mongolia, China) was a Catholic missionary to China and bishop who was killed in the Boxer rebellion in China.[citation needed]
Biography
Father Ferdinand Hamer was one of the first group of five missionary priests and brother from the congregation of Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae who went to Inner Mongolia in China from Belgium in 1875. His three colleagues, among them the congregation's leader, Father Theophiel Verbist, died quickly, and then Father Hamer was left to return alone, although he had some lay workers to help him.[citation needed]
Later, he became better with the language and the missionary work. In 1875 he was the first bishop to have responsibility for the apostolic vicariate of Gansu. In 1889 he was sent by the Pope to the apostolic vicariate of Southwest-Mongolia. Although he had problems again with language, the Chinese noted his extraordinary helpfulness and devotion.[citation needed]
In 1899, he was caught up in the anti-Christian Boxer rebellion. In July and August 1900 the Boxers reached the area where Bishop Hamer was working. The Boxers took him to jail on 19 July, and four days later they subjected him to beatings, mockery, questioning, and torture. That same day, 23 July, he was killed; three sticks were put together into a tripod, and an iron hook was placed at the top. The bishop was stripped and wrapped in a cotton cloth, and dunked in oil. He was then hanged by his feet from the hook with his head hanging down. The cloth was then set on fire. A loud scream was heard, and he died.[citation needed]
See also
References
- Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland – Biography
- Harry Knipschild: Soldaten van God; Nederlandse en Belgische priesters op missie in China in de negentiende eeuw, uitgeverij Bert Bakker, 2007, paperback, 312 p. ISBN 978-90-351-3193-4
- Harry Knipschild: Ferdinand Hamer, 1840–1900, Missiepionier en martelaar in China, Universiteit Leiden, 2005
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