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Also known as

• Balentin Berrio-Otxoa de Arizti
• Valentin de Berriochoa
• Valentine Berrio-Ochoa

Memorial

• 1 November
• 24 November of one of the Martyrs of Viet Nam

Profile

Born in the Basque country. Dominican. Ordained on 14 June 1851. Missionary to the Philippines and then to Viet Nam. Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Central Tonking, (modern diocese of Bùi Chu) Viet Nam and titular bishop of Centuria on 25 December 1857. Martyred with Saint Jerome Hermosilla.

Born

• 14 February 1827 at Elorrio, diocese of Vitoria, Spain

Died

• tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam

Venerated

• 24 June 1905 by Pope Saint Pius X

Beatified

• 20 May 1906 by Pope Saint Pius X

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 June 2018. Web. 23 January 2021. <>