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SHNU: Sponsored by SHNU ICCS, French General Consulate in Shanghai, and Beijing Medal Culture and Arts Communication Co., ltd, the press conference of Introduction of Rao Jiaju was held to commemorate Mr. Rao Jiaju’s benevolence and kindness.
November 9th marks the day of Refugee at Nanshi District of Shanghai. The ceremony was held to memorize and thank Mr. Rao’s assistance to Chinese people during the Shong-hu anti-Japanese war.
Rao Jiaju, or Robert de Besange (Jacquinot de Besange) (15 March 1878 – 10 September 1946), was a French Jesuit who set up a successful model of safety zones that saved over half a million Chinese people during World War II.
Jacquinot de Besange's family originates from aristocratic lineages in Lorraine, northeastern France. He arrived in China in 1913 as a missionary, and served the Portuguese congregation at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Hongkou. He also served as chaplain to the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. De Besange had lost his right arm in an explosion while conducting chemistry experiments in his youth, and was known as the "one armed priest".
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