Blessed Andrew the Catechist
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- Also known as
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Andrew of Phuù Yeân
Anrê of Phú Yên
- Memorial
- 26 July
- Profile
- Son of a devoutly Christian mother, he was baptized at age 15 by Jesuit missionary Father Alexandre de Rhodes.
Andrew became a catechist a year later.
In 1643, with other catechists, he made a vow to serve the Church for the rest of his life; in 1644 he was arrested and beaten.
The king had ordered a halt to Christianity; natives were forbidden to join the religion, and Andrew could save his life by renouncing the faith.
He refused an offer by Mandarin Ong Nghe Bo, was condemned on 26 July 1644, and executed the next day.
Andrew was the first Vietnamese martyr.
Father de Rhodes retrieved the body and shipped it to Macao for burial.
When the transport ship was attacked by pirates, it struck a rock, and a hole was torn in the hull.
A large stone rolled into the gap, held out the water, and the ship was able to deliver its cargo.
- Born
- 1625 at Ran Ran, Phú Yên (in modern Viet Nam)
- Died
- hanged 26 July 1644 at Kè Khàm, Quang Nam (in modern Viet Nam);
buried in Macao
- Name Meaning
- strong, manly (Andrew)
- Venerated
- 27 January 2000 by Pope John Paul II
- Beatified
- 5 March 2000 by Pope John Paul II
- Canonized
- pending;
if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Andrew, contact:
Tòa Giám Muc
156 Trân-Phú
Tp. Ðà Nang, VIETNAM
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