Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ
Saint Bernard Due Van Vu, (Vietnamese: Thánh Bênađô Vũ Văn Duệ) (1755 – August 1, 1838) was a Vietnamese convert to Catholicism. He became a priest and worked as a missionary in the country for several decades. He was arrested and beheaded in 1838 for being a Roman Catholic priest in Tonkin. He was later canonised as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam.[1]
Saint Bernard Vu Van Due | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | 1755 Vietnam |
| Died | August 1, 1838 Vietnam |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 19 June 1988, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | August 1 |
References
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