Blessed José María Díaz Sanjurjo

[Martyrs of Vietnam]
Also known as
Joseph Diaz Sanjurjo
Memorial
20 July
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Viet Nam
Profile
Dominican. Ordained on 23 March 1844. Missionary to Manila, and then to Viet Nam. Coadjutor vicar apostolic of Central Tonking, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Plataea on 5 September 1848. One of the Martyrs of Viet Nam.
Born
26 October 1818 at Santa Eulalia, Spain
Died
martyred on 20 July 1857 in Viet Nam
Beatified
29 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information
Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
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