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• Joseph

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• 21 August
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Priest in the apostolic vicariate of East Tonkin. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• c.1787 in Tiên Chu, Hung Yên, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 21 August 1838 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Venerated

• 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Giuse Ðang Van Viên“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 January 2018. Web. 17 January 2021. <>