Alberico (Alberic) Crescitelli (1863β1900), Chinese name Guo Xide, was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Alberico Crescitelli entered the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1880 and was ordained a priest on 4 June 1887. The following year, he went to China and began work in the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Shensi in southern Shaanxi.
Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli
On July 21, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of July 21, one of 430 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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