Saint John Charles Cornay
- Also known as
-
John Cornay;
Charles Cornay
- Memorial
- 20 September
- Profile
- Priest.
Member of the Paris Society of Foreign Missions.
Missionary to Viet Nam, working in Annam.
Accused of theft after weapons were planted on his land to discredit him, he was actually arrested for his faith at Ban-ho.
He was kept in chains in a cage for three months, routinely beaten, and when interrogated was expected to sing his answers as he was known for his beautiful voice.
Martyr.
- Born
- 1809 at Loudin, diocese of Poitiers, France
- Died
- beheaded and his body hacked to pieces on 20 September 1837 at Ban-Ho, Tonkin, Vietnam
- Name Meaning
- God is gracious; gift of God (John)
- Beatified
- 1900
- Canonized
- 1988 by Pope John Paul II
- Additional Information
-
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
New Catholic Dictionary
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