Saint Antôn Nguyen Ðích

Also known as

• Anthony Dich Nguyen

Memorial

• 12 August
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin. A wealthy farmer, solid citizen, and patron of his church. He worked to help the missionaries of the Paris Foreign Mission Society, supporting them financially, and hiding priests from government oppression. Arrested and tortured for his faith, his association with foreigners, and for sheltering priests, especially Saint James Nam, who was arrested on Anton’s property. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1769 in Chi Long, Hanoi, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 12 August 1838 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Venerated

• 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Antôn Nguyen Ðích”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 November 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-anton-nguyen-dich/>