Two Vietnamese Martyrs

St. Matthew Alonso Leziniana
Feastday: January 22
1745
Dominican martyr of Vietnam. He was born in Navas del Rey in Spain and became a Dominican priest. Assigned originally to the Philippines, he was sent later to Vietnam where he was beheaded during the anti-Christian oppression. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988.

St. Jerome Lu, Blessed
Feastday: January 28
1810-1858
Martyr in Vietnam. He was born in China and entered the Church as a catechist in the Chinese missions. He was eventually beheaded after torture in the anti Christian persecutions.

Bl. Vincent de Cunha-Jesuit martyr of Vietnam

Bl. Vincent de Cunha
Feastday: January 12
1737
Vincent de Cunha, Blessed (d. 1737) + Jesuit martyr of Vietnam. He arrived inVietnam in 1736 and worked only one year be-fore being arrested. He was martyred with two companions and Blessed Gaspard.