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Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam; French: Martyrs du Viêt Nam), or in the current Roman Missal as Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Vietnamese: Anrê Dũng-Lạc và các bạn tử đạo), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, collectively Martyrs of Indochina, are saints ...
Jun 11, 2021 · In the face of unbelievable suffering, they remained steadfast in their faith, willing to give their lives for the cross. On June 19, 1988, the known holy martyrs were canonized, including 96 Vietnamese, 11 Spanish Dominicans, and 10 French members of the Paris Foreign Missions Society (MEP).
Nov 24, 2022 · The known and unknown who died for Jesus Christ are honored Nov. 24, the feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs. From 1630 to 1886, somewhere between 130,000 and 300,000 Christians faced martyrdom in...
Nov 24, 2023 · Notably, from 1857 to 1862, the violence escalated, leading to the martyrdom of over 5,000 Vietnamese Christians, including 115 priests and 100 nuns. Churches, schools, and convents were destroyed, and tens of thousands were exiled.
4 days ago · The group of 117, canonized together by Pope John Paul II in 1988, in turn stands for a nameless multitude estimated at between 100,000 and 300,000 martyrs, the “great cloud of witnesses” whose blood was the seed of a thriving Church in the land of Vietnam.
Jun 19, 1998 · Between 1820 and 1862, Father Andrew and 116 Catholics died as martyrs for our faith. Among them were a bishop, priests, men, women and children who loved Jesus so much that they refused to deny their faith in him. We honor Andrew and the martyrs of Vietnam as saints.
St. Andrew Dung-Lac and his 116 companions are revered as Vietnamese Martyrs, a group of individuals who sacrificed their lives for their Christian faith. The story of these martyrs is deeply intertwined with the growth of Catholicism in Vietnam and the intense persecution that Christians faced during that time.
The 117 Martyrs of Vietnam Le Van Gam was merely one of the thousands of Catholics martyred during the reign of King Tu Duc (1847–1883). He numbers among the official 117 Vietnamese Martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988. That group is intended to represent over 130,000 faith-
Dec 8, 2015 · Vietnamese Martyrs Church in Arlington is named for the 117 martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Their feast day is November 24. They represent the hundreds of thousands of Catholics the Vatican estimates were brutally murdered for their faith over the centuries in Vietnam.
On June 19, 1988, Pope John Paul II canonized a group of 117 martyrs who died for the Roman Catholic Faith in Vietnam during the nineteenth century. The group was made up of 96 Vietnamese, 11 Spaniards, and 10 French. Eight of the group were bishops, 50 were priests and 59 were lay Catholics.
