Saint Francis Regis Clet, C.M. (Feast Day: July 9) had asked to go to China as a missionary several times, but his superiors did not approve his request until 1791, when he was in his 40s.

This SlideShare presentation gives many details that reveal his personality. Through his writings he had a way of communicating what was happening in and around him, in a direct style without illusions or pretensions.