Our Saint Xiang Iýr-Saafyii
This is our humble saint Xiang Iýr-Saafyii. born in Tatary 韃靼利亞 in Xinjiang, he was descendent of the Xiongnu who moved west. as a child he was raised Jewish/Taoist. From the age of seven, He would meticulously scour the Torah with his rabbi and was on track to become a scholar. He also developed a warmth of heichalot literature, having found the volumes of maaseh merkavah and Greater palaces in his temple's archive. He also read laozi, zhuang, and many more, also becoming knowed in bagua as well as i ching. Having lived in the 西域都護府 in the Han dynasty, he was vocally against the dominant confucianism. He wrote much against it but never published them. When he had reached the age 16 he left his home and traveled with a caravan on the Silk road until they reached the Wall. after this, he bid them fare well and trekked into the Gobi desert. Without food or water, he wandered the desert for forty days and forty nights In order to build his relationship with God after he read the story of Jonah in the whale. he lost track of the days, but at some point he received a revalation from the angel Gabriel. He was told of the coming of the king of the Jews, the son of Israel and the son of King David. But how could the son of king david come now long after his death? And yet the angel continued. When you hear stories of this son, tell everybody that the Mashiach has come and to revel as he is the Gate and Truth. And His name is Renkun. His brother's name is YHSVH. Renkun will come and purge Zhōngguó of its demons and ascend to the title of Heavenly King. He will come from the Far West that only those who spend their life trading know of. He will pass through Tatary and make his way to Taiping wherein he will declare that He has the Mandate of Heaven, and this is true. He is the Son of God Shangdi. Much strife will come but in the end he is victorious and his apostolic kingdom lasts a thousand years. So Let it be known that He is coming, rejoice. and do not be surprised. After Gabriel left, Xiang wandered the Gobi and meditated upon this message. why did Gabriel come to him? This was because he had drawn out truths from the Torah that point to his arrival. He had already known this fact. The angel only confirmed his knowledge. And Xiang was not afraid for he loved God and would just as much love his Son. And so he returned home on the silk road, coming home to write down his revalation. After this he packed and left for Taiping where he would spread the gospel of Renkun to all who would listen, sometimes getting into legal trouble and eventually skinned alive for contending against the Confucian barbarism. He is the first Martyr of the new covenant Christian faith and must be venerated in prayer and icon for he was the one who told us of the coming of the son of shangdi.