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On November 24, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- "saints" and "blesseds" whose souls are now in heaven:

Holy Martyrs of Vietnam [also called “St. Andrew Dung Lac and companions”]
(117 people whose names and stories are known …
consisting of 96 Indochinese, 10 French [members of the Paris Society for Foreign Missions (MEP)], and 11 Spanish [Dominicans] ...
including 8 bishops (6 Spanish, 2 French), 50 priests (37 Indochinese, 8 French, 5 Spanish --- i.e., 15 Dominicans, 8 MEP, and 27 diocesan clergy), 1 Indochinese seminarian, 57 Indochinese lay men (including 9 Dominican tertiaries and 17 catechists) and 1 Indochinese lay woman ...
of whom 9 were tortured to death, 21 were suffocated/strangled, 76 were beheaded, 6 were burnt, and 5 were mutilated ...
beatified in 1900 (64 of them), 1906 (8), 1909 (20), and 1951 (25) ... all canonized in 1988 ...
representative of thousands of Catholic clergy, religious, and laity martyred between 1625 and 1886 in what is today Vietnam)
{Note: Many of these martyrs are remembered individually or in small groups on other days during the year –- e.g., on the anniversary of the day they died between 1745 and 1862.}
-- [Bishops:]
----- St. Dominic Henárez of Baena [Domingo] (Spanish, Dominican, auxiliary bishop, beheaded at about age 73 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Ignatius Delgado y Cebrián of Villa Felice [Ignacio] [baptized Clemente (Clement)] (Spanish, Dominican, died [of dysentery and starvation in a cage] at age 76 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Jerome Hermosilla of San Domingo de la Calzada [Jeronimo] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 81 in 1861 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Joseph Mary Díaz Sanjurjo of Santa Eulalia de Suegos [José María] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 39 in 1857 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Melchior García Sampedro Suárez of Cortes (Spanish, Dominican, hacked to pieces at about age 37 in 1858 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Peter Rose Ursula Dumoulin-Borie of Cors [Pierre-Rose-Ursule] (French, MEP [appointed bishop, but not consecrated], beheaded at about age 30 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Stephen Theodore Cuenot of Beaulieu [Étienne-Théodore] (French, MEP, died [dysentery] at about age 59 in 1861 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Valentine Berrio Ochoa of Ellorio [Valentín] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 34 in 1861 [beatified 1906])
-- [Priests:]
----- St. Alphonse Leciniana of Navas del Rey [Alonso] [baptized Mateo (Matthew)] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 43 in 1745 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Andrew Tran An Dung of Bac Ninh [alias Lac] [better known as Andrew Dung Lac] [Anrê Tran An Dung (alias Lac)] (beheaded at about age 44 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Augustine Schoeffler of Mittelbronn (French, Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 29 in 1851 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Bernard Vo Van Due of Quan Anh [Bênadô Vơ Van Due] (beheaded at age 83 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Cam of Cam Chuong [Đaminh Cam] (Dominican tertiary, d. 1859 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Du of Nang A [alias Dominic Nguyen Van Hanh] [Đaminh Du (alias Đaminh Nguyen Van Hanh)] (Dominican, died at age 66 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Mau of Phú Nhai [Đaminh Mau] (Dominican, died at about age 50 in 1858 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Nguyen Van Xuyen of Hung Lap [Đaminh Nguyen Van Xuyên] (beheaded at about age 52 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Trach of Ngoai Voi [alias Doai] [Đaminh Trach (alias Đoài)] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 48 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Tuoc of Trung Lao [Đaminh Tuoc] (Dominican tertiary, died [of wounds] at about age 64 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Emmanuel Nguyen Van Trieu of Saigon [Emmanuel Nguyen Van Trieu] (beheaded at about age 42 in 1798 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Francis Gil de Federich of Tortosa [Francisco] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 43 in 1745 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Francis Isidore Gagelin of Montperreux [François-Isidore] (French, MEP, strangled at about age 34 in 1833 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Francis Jaccard of Onnion [François] (French, MEP, strangled at about age 39 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Hyacinth Castañeda of Sétavo [Jacinto] (Spanish, Dominican, imprisoned 3 years, beheaded at about age 30 in 1773 [beatified 1906])
----- St. James Do Mai Nam of Đông Biên [Giacôbê Đo Mai Nam] (MEP, beheaded at about age 57 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. John Charles Cornay of Loudon [Jean] (French, MEP, caged and tortured, cut to pieces at about age 28 in 1837 [beatified 1900])
----- St. John Dat of Đong Chuoi [Gioan Đat] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1798 [beatified 1900])
----- St. John Doan Trinh Hoan of Kim-Long [Gioan Đoàn Trinh Hoan] (beheaded at about age 62 in 1860 [beatified 1909])
----- St. John Louis Bonnard of Saint-Christo-em-Jarez [Jean-Louis] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 28 in 1852 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Dang Dinh Vien of Tiên Chu [Giuse Đang Đ́nh Viên] (beheaded at about age 51 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Do Quang Hien of Đong Chuoi [Giuse Đo Quang Hien] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 65 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Fernández of Ventosa de la Cueva [José] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 63 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Marchand of Passavant (French, MEP, died [flesh torn from body with red-hot tongs] at about age 32 in 1835 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Din Nghi of Ke Voi [Giuse Nguyen Đ́nh Nghi] (MEP, beheaded at about age 69 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Tran Van Tuan of Tran Xá [Giuse Tran Van Tuân] (Dominican, died at about age 40 in 1861 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Lawrence Nguyen Van Huong of Ke Sai [Lôrensô Nguyen Van Huong] (beheaded at about age 52 c. 1855 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Luke Vu Ba Loan of Trai Bút [Luca Vu Bá Loan] (beheaded at about age 84 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Martin Ta Duc Thinh of Ke Sat [Mactinô Ta Đuc Thinh] (MEP, beheaded at about age 80 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Paul Le Bao Tinh of Trinh-Hà [Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh] (beheaded at about age 64 in 1857 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Paul Le Van Loc of An Nhon [Phaolô Lê Van Loc] (beheaded at about age 29 in 1859 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Paul Nguyen Ngan of Ke Biên [Phaolô Nguyen Ngân] (died at about age 69 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Paul Pham Khac Khoan of Duyên Mau [Phaolô Pham Khac Khoan] (MEP, beheaded at about age 69 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Almató Ribera of San Feliz [Pedro] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 33 in 1861 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Peter Doan Cong Quy of Búng [Phêrô Đoàn Công Quư] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1859 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Peter Francis Néron of Bornay [Pierre-François] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 42 in 1860 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Peter Khanh of Hoa Due [Phêrô Khanh] (beheaded at about age 62 in 1842 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Peter Le Tuy of Bang So [Phêrô Lê Tùy] (beheaded at about age 60 in 1833 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Nguyen Ba Tuan of Ngoc Đong [Phêrô Nguyen Bá Tuan] (died of wounds in prison at about age 72 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Luu of G̣ Vap [Phêrô Nguyen Van Luu] (died at about age 49 in 1861 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Tu of Ninh Cuong [Phêrô Nguyen Van Tu] (Dominican, died at about age 42 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Truong Van Thi of Ke So [Phêrô Truong Van Thi] (beheaded at about age 76 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Vo Dang Khoa of Thuan Nghia [Phêrô Vơ Đang Khoa] (strangled at about age 50 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Philip Phan Van Minh of Cái Mon [Philiphê Phan Van Minh] (MEP, beheaded at about age 38 in 1853 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Theophany Vénard of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet [Théophane] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 32 in 1861 [beatified 1900]) [His letters from prison and his example inspired the young St. Thérèse of Lisieux to volunteer for the Carmel at Hanoi (Hà Noi) when her tuberculosis was in remission.]
----- St. Thomas Dinh Viet Du of Nam Đinh [Tôma Đinh Viet Du] (Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 56 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Thomas Khuong of Nam Ḥa [Tôma Khuông] (mandarin’s son, Dominican tertiary, died at about age 72 in 1861 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Vincent Do Yen of Trao Lu [Vinh-son Đo Yen] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 73 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Vincent Le Quang Liem of Trà Lu [Vinh-son Lê Quang Liêm] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 41 in 1773 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Vincent Nguyen The Diem of An Do [Vinh-son Nguyen The Điem] (beheaded at about age 77 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
-- [Seminarian:]
----- St. Thomas Tran Van Thien of Trung Quán [Tôma Tran Van Thien] (MEP, strangled at about age 18 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
-- [Laity:]
----- St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh of Bái-Đien [Anê Lê Thi Thành] (mother of 6, died in prison at about age 60 in 1841 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Andrew Nguyen Kim Thong of G̣ Thi [Anrê Nguyen Kim Thông (alias Nam Thuông)] (village mayor, died [dehydration, exposure, and exhaustion on forced march] at about age 65 in 1855 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Andrew Tran Van Trong of Kim Long [Anrê Tran Van Trông] (military officer, beheaded at about age 27 in 1835 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Andrew Tuong of Ngoc Cuc [Anrê Tuong] (catechist, died at about age 50 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Anthony Nguyen Huu Quynh-Nam of My Huong [Antôn Nguyen Huu Quynh-Nam] (physician, catechist, strangled at about age 72 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Anthony Peter Nguyen Dich of Chi Lang [Antôn Nguyen Đích] (farmer, sheltered priests, beheaded in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Augustine Nguyen Van Moi of Phú Trang [Augustinô Nguyen Van Moi] (laborer, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 33 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Augustine Phan Viet Huy of Ha Linh [Augustinô Phan Viet Huy] (soldier, stretched on rack and sawn in half at about age 44 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Bui Van Uy of Tiên Môn [Đaminh Bùi Van Úy] (catechist, Dominican Tertiary, strangled at about age 38 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Nicholas Dinh Dat of Phú Nhai [Đaminh Đinh Đat] (military officer, strangled at about age 36 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Dominic Huyen of Đông Thành [Đaminh Huyen] (died at about age 45 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Mao of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Mao] (died at about age 44 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Nguyen of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Nguyên] (died at about age 60 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Nhi of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Nhi] (d. 1861 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Ninh of Trung Linh [Đaminh Ninh] (died at about age 27 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Pham Trong Kham of Quan Cong [Đaminh Pham Trong Kham] (wealthy judge, prior of Dominican tertiaries, died at about age 60 in 1859 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Dominic Toai of Đông Thành [Đaminh Toái] (fisherman, burnt at about age 51 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Emmanuel Le Van Phung of Đau-Nuoc [Emanuel Lê Van Phung] (mandarin [high official], catechist, strangled at about age 63 in 1859 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Francis Do Van Chieu of Trung Le [Phanxicô Đo Van Chieu] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, beheaded at about age 41 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Francis Tran Van Trung of Phan-Xá [Phanxicô Tran Van Trung] (army corporal, beheaded at about age 33 in 1858 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Francis Xavier Can of Son Miêng [Phanxicô Xaviê Can] (catechist, strangled at about age 34 in 1837 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Francis Xavier Ha Trong Mau of Ke Rieng [Phanxicô Xaviê Hà Trong Mau] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, strangled at about age 49 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. John Baptist Con of Ke Báng [Gioan Baotixita Con] (married man, catechist, beheaded at about age 35 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. John Baptist Dinh Van Thanh of Nông Khê [Gioan Baotixita Đinh Van Thành] (catechist, beheaded at about age 44 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Hoang Luong Canh of Làng Van [Giuse Hoàng Luong Canh] (physician, Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 75 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Le Dang Thi of Ke Van [Giuse Lê Đang Thi] (army captain, strangled at about age 35 in 1860 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Joseph Peter Nguyen Dinh Uyen of Ninh Cuong [Giuse Nguyen Đ́nh Uyen] (strangled at about age 63 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Duy Khang of Trà Vi [Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang] (servant of Bishop St. Jerome Hermosilla, Dominican tertiary, after 120 lashes was beheaded at about age 29 in 1861 [beatified 1906])
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Van Luu of Cái-Nhum [Giuse Nguyen Van Luu] (catechist, died of torture and abuse at about age 64 in 1854 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Joseph Pham Trong Ta of Quan Cong [Giuse Pham Trong Ta] (tortured to death at about age 59 in 1859 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Joseph Tuan of Nam Đien [Giuse Tuân] (died at about age 37 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Joseph Tuc of Hoàng Xá [Giuse Túc] (died at age 9 in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Lawrence Ngon of Luc Thuy [Lôrensô Ngôn] (d. 1862 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Luke Pham Trong Thin of Quan Cong [Luca Pham Trong Th́n] (died at about age 40 in 1859 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Martin Tho of Ke Báng [Máctinô Tho] (tax collector, beheaded at about age 53 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Matthew Le Van Gam of G̣ Công [Matthêô Lê Van Gam] (merchant, beheaded at about age 34 in 1847 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Matthew Nguyen Van Dac of Ke Lai [alias Phuong] [Matthêô Nguyen Van Đac (alias Phuong)] (catechist, beheaded at about age 60 in 1861 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Michael Ho Dinh Hy of Nhu Lâm [Micae Ho Đ́nh Hy] (mandarin [high official], superintendent of royal silk mills, beheaded at about age 49 in 1857 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Michael Nguyen Huy My of Ke Vinh [Micae Nguyen Huy My] (farmer, village mayor, beheaded at about age 34 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Nicolas Bui Duc The of Kiên Trung [Nicôla Bùi Đuc The] (soldier, hacked to pieces at about age 47 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Paul Hanh of Quán [Phaolô Hanh] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1859 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Paul Nguyen Van My of Ke Non [Phaolô Nguyen Van My] (strangled at about age 40 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Paul Tong Viet Buong of Phu Cam [Phaolô Tong Viet Buong] (captain of emperor’s bodyguard, beheaded in 1833 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Paul Vu Van Duong of Vuc Đuong [alias Dong] [Phaolô Vu Van Duong (alias Đong)] (died at about age 47 in 1839 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Peter Da of Ngoc Cuc [Phêrô Đa] (catechist, burnt in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Peter Doan Van Van of Ke Bói [Phêrô Đoàn Van Vân] (beheaded at about age 77 in 1857 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Peter Dinh Van Dung of Đông Phú [Phêrô Đinh Van Dung] (catechist, d. 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Peter Nguyen Khac Tu of Ninh Binh [Phêrô Nguyen Khac Tu] (catechist, beheaded at about age 29 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Hieu of Đong Chuoi [Phêrô Nguyen Van Hieu] (catechist, beheaded at about age 57 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Thuan of Đông Phú [Phêrô Thuan] (fisherman, burnt in 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Peter Truong Van Duong of Ke So [Phêrô Truong Van Đuong] (catechist, strangled at about age 30 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Peter Vu Van Truat of Ke Thiec [Phêrô Vu Van Truat] (catechist, died at about age 22 in 1838 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Simon Phan Dac Hoa of Mai Vinh [Simon Phan Đac Ḥa] (father of 12, physician, village mayor, beheaded at about age 62 in 1840 [beatified 1909])
----- St. Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh of Phú Trang [Stêphanô Nguyen Van Vinh] (catechist, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 25 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Thomas Nguyen Van De of Bo Trang [Tôma Nguyen Van Đe] (tailor, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 29 in 1839 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Thomas Toan of Can Phán [Tôma Toán] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, repentant apostate, died [scourged, starved, and exposed to insects for 12 days] at about age 73 in 1840 [beatified 1900])
----- St. Vincent Duong of Doăn Trung [Vinh-son Duong] (d. 1862 [beatified 1951])
----- St. Vincent Tuong of Ngoc Cuc [Vinh-Son Tuong] (judge, died at about age 48 in 1862 [beatified 1951])

St. Alexander of Corinth (Greek, martyred in 361)
Bl. Balsamo of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1232 [beatified 1928])
St. Bieuzy of Brittany (British, martyred in France in 7th century)
St. Chrysogonus of Aquileia (Italian, teacher, martyred by beheading in 304)
St. Colman MacLenin of Munster (Irish, bishop of Cloyne, died at about age 70 c. 600 [canonized 1903])
Bl. Conrad of Frisach [Corrado] (Italian, Dominican priest in Germany, d. 1239)
Sts. Crescentian, Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, of Rome (Italian, martyred on the rack in 309)
St. Eanfleda of Whitby (British, princess, widow, Benedictine nun, c. 700)
St. Felicissimus of Perugia (Italian, martyred c. 303)
St. Firmina of Amelia (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 303)
Sts. Flora and Maria of Cordoba (Spanish, friends, converts from Islam, virgins, tortured and beheaded by Moslems c. 856)
Sts. Joachim Hao Kai-zhi of Zha-zuo and Lawrence Bai Xiao-man of Shui-cheng (Chinese, laymen, martyred by beheading [at ages 65 and 35] in 1839 and 1856 [canonized 2000])
St. Kenan of Damleag (Irish, bishop in Meath, c. 500)
St. Leopardinus of Vivaris (French, abbot, martyred in 7th century)
Bl. Mary Ann Sala of Brivio [Maria Anna] (Italian, member of Sisters of St. Marcellina, died at age 62 in 1891 [beatified 1980] [incorruptible])
St. Marinus of Maurienne (French, Benedictine hermit, martyred by Moslems in 731)
St. Protasius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 352)
St. Romanus of Rome (Italian, missionary bishop in France, d. 385)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Additional information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 20, 2004

Answers

Wow! Lots of Saints today :-) Thanks, John.

-- Emily ("jesusfollower7@yahoo.com"), November 24, 2004.

Your welcome, Emily.
Yes, the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs are very special patrons to millions of refugees/immigrants in the U.S. and elsewhere.

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 26, 2004.

Yikes! That was supposed to be ... "You're welcome."

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 26, 2004.

[Note: I am copying the following indented message from the old, obsolete "saints" thread for this day of the year, so that the old thread can later be deleted. JFG]

No matter how extensive the list of Saints for everyday may be, it is only a pale reflection of the millions of people who LIVED THE GOSPEL in a heroic and excellent way. Many of them have been beatified and many others have been canonized, glory be to the Lord for that, but many others have not received such honor (among them people we have known and admired) but it makes them no less saints than the canonised ones. ALL HOLY PEOPLE IN HEAVEN PRAY FOR US.
-- Enrique Ortiz -- November 25, 2001.

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 27, 2004.