Saint Andrew Dung Lac

Also known as
Andrew Dung Lac An Tran
Anreâ Duõng Laïc
Memorial
24 November
Profile
Priest. Worked in the missions with the priests of the Foreign Mission Society of Paris. Imprisoned and repeatedly tortured in the persecutions of Minh-Meng. Died with Saint Peter Thi. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born
c.1785 in Vietnam
Died
beheaded on 21 December 1839 in Hanoi, Vietnam for the offense of being a priest
Name Meaning
strong, manly (Andrew)
Beatified
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information
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