Saint Matthew Nguyễn Văn Phượng—head of congregation and traditional healer—heroically suffered martyrdom in 1861 after more than four months of imprisonment, steadfastly refusing to abandon the faith despite countless beatings. The story of his unwavering oath and resolute loyalty is still preserved at the Carmelite convent in Huế.
A merchant well-versed in the waterways faced execution for his faith without ever wavering. This is the story of Saint Matthew Lê Văn Gẫm—a man who chose death over apostasy.
The priest Matthew Alonso de Leciniana - Đậu (1702-1745) crossed the ocean from Spain to sow seeds of faith and love in the Eastern Diocese of Đàng Ngoài (Tonkin). That journey ended at the execution ground, but his legacy of faith endures forever.
The story of Saint Martin Trần Ngọc Thọ (1787-1840), a farmer who lived righteously, was rich in charity, and courageously died for the faith under the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng.
Father Martin Tạ Đức Thịnh lived in hiding during the persecution, but upon hearing that his brethren had been arrested, the 80-year-old priest boldly declared himself a religious leader. His end was death by beheading on November 8th.
Luke Vũ Bá Loan was born in 1756 in Trại Bút, Bái Vàng parish, now part of Bút Đông parish, Châu Giang commune, Duy Tiên district, Hà Nam province. On May 27, 1900, Pope Leo XIII raised Father Luke Vũ Bá Loan to the rank of Blessed, and on June 19, 1988, Pope John Paul II canonized him a Saint.
Portrait of Saint Lawrence Nguyễn Văn Hưởng - from an orphaned buffalo boy to a martyred priest, famous for his calm explanation of the faith before the tribunal.
The story of a young layman who once stumbled and denied his faith for the sake of his family, but who courageously repented and went heroically to his death to defend the Holy Cross.
The journey from Spain to Vietnam of the Dominican priest who faced his death sentence with a remark that earned the admiration of the mandarins and their troops.
Portrait of Saint Joseph Phạm Quang Túc – the 19-year-old from Hưng Yên who willingly faced decapitation for his faith, refusing to escape in order to avoid implicating innocent people.
The journey of Father Joseph Nguyễn Duy Tuân from a poor peasant boy in Hưng Yên to sainthood; he bravely suffered martyrdom under the reign of Emperor Tự Đức.
Born in 1824 into a devout Catholic farming family in the village of Nam Điền, Phú Nhai parish, Saint Joseph Trần Văn Tuấn grew up during a period when the Nguyễn kings issued numerous edicts prohibiting Christianity. The struggle to make a living was already difficult, and it became even more burdened by the pressures of those harsh policies.
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