Saint Anthony Dich Nguyen

Memorial: 24 November
Profile: Layman. Wealthy farmer, solid citizen, and patron of his church. Worked to help the missionaries of the Paris Foreign Mission Society. Hid priests hiding from government oppression. Arrested and tortured for his faith, his association with foreigners, and for sheltering priests, especially Saint James Nam who was arrested on his property. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born: Vietnamese
Died: beheaded in 1838 in Vietnam
Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
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