Saint Francis Xavier Can Nguyen

Also known as

• Phanxicô Xaviê Can

Memorial

• 24 November

Profile

Layman. Catechist. Worked to help the Paris Foreign Mission Society. Arrested for his faith, he was offered the chance for freedom if he would renounce his faith; he declined. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1803 in Son Miêng, Hà Ðông, Vietnam

Died

• strangled to death on 20 November 1837 in prison in Ô Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Francis Xavier Can Nguyen“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 February 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>