19th December - St Thomas De and Companions - Independent Catholic News

19th December - St Thomas De and Companions - Independent Catholic News: Thomas De, Dominic Uy, Augustine Moi, Francis Xavier Mau, Francis Man were Vietnamese catechists who were martyred together in 1839 under the persecution of the Emperor Minh Mang. Thomas De was a tailor who entered the Dominicans as a tertiary. Arrested on the charge of giving aid and shelter to foreign missionaries, he was strangled at the age of 26. Augustine Moi, also a Dominican tertiary, worked as a day labourer.

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

Martyrs of Vietnam - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Martyrs of Vietnam - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Martyrs of Vietnam, Several Roman Catholic groups of martyrs also called the Martyrs of Annam who were slain for the faith in Vietnam from 1798 until 1861. Feastday Nov.24

St. James Nam - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. James Nam - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online





St. James Nam, Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he became a priest and joined the Paris Society of Foreign Missions. Seized in the anti Christian persecutions, he was beheaded with Sts. Anthony Dich and Michael My.  Feastday Aug.12

St. Anthony Peter Dich - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Anthony Peter Dich - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Anthony Peter Dich. Roman Catholic Martyr of Vietnam. He was a native of Vietnam, a farmer who was beheaded for sheltering a priest, St. James Nam. Anthony was canonized in 1988. Feastday Aug.12

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

St. Martha Wang - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Martha Wang - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



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.

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

St. Peter Tu - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Peter Tu - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Peter Tu, Roman Catholic Martyr, a Vietnamese who became a catechist and was arrested by authorities. He was beheaded. Feastday: July 10

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 & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Joseph Peter Uyen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



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

Bl. Joseph Yuen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Joseph Yuen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



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

St. Thomas Du - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Thomas Du - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Thomas Du Roman Catholic Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he entered the Dominicans as a tertiary and aided the Catholic cause in Vietnam until his arrest by authorities. He was tortured and finally beheaded. Feastday May 31

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

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. May 10

St. John-Louis Bonnard - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. John-Louis Bonnard - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. John-Louis Bonnard,Jean-Louis Bonnard (b. 1 March 1824 at Saint-Christôt-en-Jarret, Diocese of Lyon; beheaded 1 May 1852) was a French Roman Catholic missionary to Vietnam, one of the Martyrs of Vietnam, canonized in 1988