Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa
Also known as
- Balentin Berrio-Otxoa de Arizti
- Valentin de Berriochoa
- Valentine Berrio-Ochoa
- 1 November
- 24 November of one of the Martyrs of Viet Nam
Profile
Born in the Basque country. Dominican. Ordained on 14 June 1851. Missionary to the Philippines and then to Viet Nam. Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Central Tonking, (modern diocese of Bùi Chu) Viet Nam and titular bishop of Centuria on 25 December 1857. Martyred with Saint Jerome Hermosilla.
Born
- 14 February 1827 at Elorrio, diocese of Vitoria, Spain
- tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Hagiography Circle
- Kirken i Norge norwegian
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Wikipedia
