Saint Ðaminh Nguyen Van Xuyên

Memorial

• 26 November
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Dominican priest. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1786 in Hung Lap, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

• martyred on 26 November 1839 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