Saint Phêrô Võ Ðang Khoa

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• 24 November

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Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1790 in Thuan Nghia, Nghe An, Vietnam

Died

• martyred on 24 November 1838 in Ðong Hoi, Quang Bình, 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