Monday, December 21, 2015

St. Andrew Dung Lac - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Andrew Dung Lac - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Andrew Dung Lac. Roman Catholic Martyr companion of St. Peter Thi. Andrew, born in 1785, was a priest in Vietnam, his homeland. He was arrested and beheaded on December 21 with Peter Thi. Feastday Dec. 21

Saturday, December 19, 2015

St Thomas De & Companions Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyrs.

St Thomas De & Companions Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyrs. Thomas was a Vietnamese tailor who entered the Dominicans as a tertiary. Arrested on the charge of giving aid and shelter to foreign missionaries, he was strangled. Four other Catholic Vietnamese died with Thomas. Feastday Dec 19

Monday, November 30, 2015

St. Joseph Marchand - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Joseph Marchand - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Joseph Marchand, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Vietnam. He was arrested in Saigon and condemned by authorities; he was martyred with red-hot tongs.Feastday Nov 30

Saturday, November 28, 2015

St. Andrew Trong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Andrew Trong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Andrew Trong, Roman Catholic and Martyr of Vietnam. He was arrested in 1834 and in the presence of his mother he was beheaded. She knelt beside him at the execution site in Hué, receiving his head on her lap. feastday Nov 28

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

St. Francis Xavier Can - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Francis Xavier Can - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Francis Xavier Can, Roman Catholic and Vietnamese Martyr. A native, born in Sou-Ming, he worked as a catechist with the priests of the Foreign Missions of Paris. Arrested and refusing to deny the faith, Francis Xavier was strangled in prison. Feastday Nov 20

Saturday, November 07, 2015

St. Hyacinth Castaneda - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Hyacinth Castaneda - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Hyacinth Castaneda, Roman Catholic Priest and Vietnamese Martyr. Martyr of Vietnam and a Dominican. Born in Setavo, Spain, he was sent to China and then Vietnam. Hyacinth was beheaded in Vietnam. Feastday Nov.7

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

St. Peter Francis Neron - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Peter Francis Neron - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Peter Francis Neron, Roman Catholic Priest and Vietnamese Martyr. He served as the director of the main seminary until he was arrested and beheaded by authorities. Feastday Nov.3


Wednesday, October 28, 2015

St. John Dat - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. John Dat - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. John Dat, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Vietnam. He was a native of that land, ordained in 1798, and arrested in that same year and imprisoned for three months before being beheaded. Feastday Oct 28

Friday, October 23, 2015

St. Paul Tong Buong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Paul Tong Buong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Paul Tong Buong, Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he served in the bodyguard of the king. A convert, he was Arrested by Vietnamese authorities for being a Christian, he was tortured, humiliated, and beheaded. Feastday Oct 23

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Monday, September 21, 2015

St. Thomas Dien - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Thomas Dien - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Thomas Dien, Roman Catholic Martyr of Vietnam. A native of Vietnam, he entered the seminary program of the Paris Foreign Missions but was put to death before he could complete his studies.Thomas was flogged and strangled. Feastday Sept 21


St. Francis Jaccard - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Francis Jaccard - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Francis Jaccard, Roman Catholic Martyr of Vietnam. Born in Onnion, Savoy, France, Francis was sent by the Seminary for Foreign Missions in Paris to Vietnam in 1826. He was martyred by strangulation. Feastday Sept 21

Sunday, September 20, 2015

21st September - Saint Matthew - Independent Catholic News

21st September - Saint Matthew - Independent Catholic News



21st September - Saint Matthew

St. John Charles Cornay - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. John Charles Cornay, Martyr of Vietnam. He was born in Loudon, Poitiers, France. and joined the Paris Society of Foreign Missions. Sent to Vietnam he worked there until his arrest after being denounced as a Christian by a bandit. He was kept in a cage for months and subjected to hideous cruelties before being beheaded. Feastday Sept 20





St. John Charles Cornay - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Friday, September 18, 2015

St. Dominic Trach - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Dominic Trach, Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr and a priest member of the Dominican Third Order. Caught up in the persecution against Christians, Dominic was beheaded. Feastday Sept.18



St. Dominic Trach - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

St. Michael My - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Michael My - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Michael My, Roman Catholic Martyr of Vietnam. He was the mayor of a town in Vietnam when the persecution of Christians started. Michael was martyred with Blessed Anthony Dich, his son-in-law, and with St. James Nam. Feastday Aug. 12

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

St. Martha Wang - Saints

St. Martha Wang - Saints



St. Martha Wang, Roman Catholic Martyr of Tonkin, Vietnam, who was arrested carrying letters from the imprisoned martyrs, Blesseds Joseph Tshang and Paul Tcheng. She was beheaded with them at Tsingai. Feastday July 29th.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Bl. Andrew of Phu Yen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Andrew of Phu Yen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Andrew of Phu Yen, Roman Catholic  "Protomartyr of Vietnam." he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the purge of Christians launched in 1644. After refusing to abjure the faith, he was put to death in Ke Kham. Feastday July 26

Friday, July 24, 2015

Bl. Joseph Fernandez - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Joseph Fernandez - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Joseph Fernandez, Roman Catholic Dominican martyr of Vietnam. He was sent there in 1805 as an ordained priest and appointed provincial vicar of the mission. He was beheaded. Feastday July 24

Friday, July 03, 2015

St. Philip Minh - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Philip Minh - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Philip Minh, Roman Catholic Priest and Vietnamese Martyr. Born in Vietnam, he joined the Society for Foreign Missions of Paris and was ordained a priest with the purpose of working for the Church in Vietnam. Seized by anti-Catholic forces, he was beheaded. Feastday July 3

St. Joseph Peter Uyen - Saints

St. Joseph Peter Uyen - Saints



St. Joseph Peter Uyen, Roman Catholic Dominican tertiary & Martyr of Vietnam. A native catechist, he died of abuse in prison for refusing to give up the faith. Feastday July 3

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Bl. Joseph Yuen - Saints

Bl. Joseph Yuen - Saints



Bl. Joseph Yuen,Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Tonkin, Vietnam. A native priest, he was imprisoned, then strangled.Feastday June 24

Saturday, June 13, 2015

St. Augustine of Huy, Roman Catholic Martyr.

St. Augustine of Huy - Saints



St. Augustine of Huy, Roman Catholic Martyr. When it was discovered he was a Christian, he joined St. Nicholas Thé in martyrdom. They were sawed into pieces. Feastday: June 13

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

St. Matthew Phuong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Matthew Phuong - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Matthew Phuong a catechist  & St. John Hoan a Priest, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Vietnam,  arrested by government officials for their faith, tortured and then beheaded. Feastday May 26

Sunday, May 10, 2015

St. Peter Van - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Peter Van - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Peter Van, Roman Catholic Catechist and Vietnamese Martyr. A native catechist, he was arrested by authorities and beheaded. Feastday May10