Friday, May 30, 2014

A Vietnamese Martyr canonized by Saint John Paul II

St. Thomas Du


Image of St. Thomas Du

Facts

Feastday: May 31
Death: 1839
Canonized By: Pope John Paul II

Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, he entered the Dominicans as a tertiary and aided the Catholic cause in Vietnam until his arrest by authorities. He was tortured and finally beheaded. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988.

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