Saint John Baptist Con

Memorial: 8 November
Profile: Married layman. Martyr.
Born: 1805 in Vietnam
Died: tortured and beheaded in 1840
Name Meaning: God is gracious; gift of God (John)
Canonized: 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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