Saint Francis Trung Von Tran

Also known as

• Francis Trung
• Phanxicô Tran Van Trung

Memorial

• 6 October
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Convert. Layman. Soldier in the Vietnamese army, holding the rank of corporal. Arrested for his faith and ordered to renounce Christianity; he refused. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1825 at Phan-xa, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 6 October 1858 at An-hoa, Vietnam

Beatified

• 2 May 1909 by Pope Saint Pius X

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 Francis Trung Von Tran“. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 February 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>