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Also known as

• Joseph Tuc

Memorial

• 1 June
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Christian peasant farmer in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (modern Vietnam). During the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc, he was ordered to step on a crucifix to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Imprisoned, tortured and executed. Martyr.

Born

• c.1843 in Hoàng Xá, Bac Ninh, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 1 June 1862 in Hoàng Xá, Bac Ninh, Vietnam

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 29 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII

Canonization

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Giuse Túc“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 June 2017. Web. 17 December 2018. <>