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Saint Ðaminh Nguyen

Also known as

Dominic Nguyen

16 June

Profile

Married physician in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Imprisoned, tortured and martyred.

Born

c.1802 in Ngoc Cuc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

beheaded on 16 June 1862 in Làng Cóc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

11 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)

29 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle
- Hagiography Circle

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Ðaminh Nguyen“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 November 2018. Web. 22 January 2021. <>