Saint Andrew Thong Kim Nguyen

Memorial: 24 November
Profile: Layman and solid citizen in his small town. Village mayor. When the government persecutions of Catholics began, Andrew was exiled from his village for his faith, and died on the forced march to a relocation camp in Mi-Tho. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born: 1790 in Vietnam
Died: 1855 of dehydration, exposure and exhaustion on the road
Name Meaning: strong, manly (Andrew)
Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
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