- Andrew Dung-Lac, priest
- Thomas Thien and Emmanuel Phung, lay people
- Jerome Hermosilla, Valentine Berrio Ochoa, OP and 6 other Bishops
- Theophan Venard, priest MEP and 105 Companions, martyrs
THE CHURCH IN VIETNAM FERTILISED BY THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS
The work of evangelization, undertaken at the beginning of the 16th century, then established in the first Apostolic Vicariates of the North (Dàng-Ngoài) and the South (Dàng-Trong) in 1659, has seen an admirable development over the centuries.
At present, there are 25 dioceses (10 in the North, 6 in the Center and 9 in the South) and the Catholics are approximately 6 million (almost 10% of the population); the Vietnamese Catholic Hierarchy was erected by Pope John XXIII on November 24, 1960.
This result is also due to the fact that, since the early years, the seed of Faith has mixed in the Vietnamese land with the abundant blood of the Martyrs, both of the missionary clergy and of the local clergy and of the Christian people of Vietnam. All together they have endured the hardships of apostolic work, as in common agreement they have also faced death to bear witness to the evangelical truth. The religious history of the Church of Vietnam records that there have been in total 53 Edicts, signed by the Lords TRINH and NGUYEN or by the Kings who, for almost three centuries, XVII, XVIII, XIX (exactly 261 years: 1625-1886), have decreed
persecutions against Christians, one more violent than the other. There are about 130,000 victims fallen a little everywhere in the national territory.
Over the centuries, these Martyrs of the Faith have been buried anonymously, but their memory has always remained alive in the spirit of the Catholic community.
Since the beginning of the 20th century, 117 of this great number of Heroes, whose sufferings appear to be the most cruel, have been chosen and raised to the honor of the altars by the Holy See on 4 occasions of Beatification:
in 1900, by Pope LEO XIII, 64 people
in 1906, by Pope St. Pius X, 8 people
in 1909, by Pope St. Pius X, 20 people
in 1951, by Pope Pius XII, 25 people
classified as follows:
Spaniards: 11, all of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans): 6 Bishops, 5 Priests.
French: 10, all of the Paris Foreign Missions Society: 2 Bishops, 8 Priests.
Vietnamese: 96, 37 Priests (including 11 Dominicans), 59 Christians (including 1 Seminarian, 16 Catechists, 10 Dominican Tertiaries and 1 woman).
They are "those who have come out of the great trial: they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Rev 7:13-14), - according to the following chronological order:
2 fallen under the reign of Mr. TRINH-DOANH (1740-1767)
2 fallen under the reign of Mr. TRINH-SAM (1767-1782)
2 fallen under the reign of Mr. CANH-THINH (1782-1802)
58 fallen under the reign of King MINH-MANG (1820-1840)
3 fallen under the reign of King THIEU-TRI (1840-1847)
50 fallen under the reign of King TU-DUC (1847-1883)
And at the place of execution the Royal Edict, placed next to each executed person, specifies the qualification of the sentence:
75 sentenced to beheading,
22 sentenced to strangulation,
6 sentenced to be burned alive,
5 sentenced to have their limbs torn apart,
9 died in prison due to torture.
LIST OF THE 117 MARTYRS OF VIET-NAM
(N., Name, Qualification, Martyrdom) according to the date of martyrdom
1 Andrew DUNG-LAC, Priest 21-12-1839
2 Domenico HENARES, Bishop OP 25-06-1838
3 Clemente Ignatius DELGADO CEBRIAN, Bishop OP 12-07-1838
4 Peter M-88 Bishop Ursula
5 Joseph Maria DIAZ SANJURJO, Bishop OP 20-07-1857
6 Melchior GARCIA SAMPEDRO SUAREZ,
Bishop
OP 01-11-1861
9 Stefano Teodoro CUENOT, Bishop MEP 14-11-1861
10 Francesco GIL DE FEDERICH, Priest OP 22-O1-1745
11 Matteo ALONSO LECINIANA, Priest
1 OPASTAN 224-5 Priest OP 07-11-1773
13 Vincenzo LE OUANG LIEM, Priest OP 07-11-1773
14 Emanuele NGUYEN VAN TRIEU, Priest 17-09-1798
15 Giovanni DAT,
Pietro Tu. Priest 11-10-1833
17 Francesco Isidoro GAGELIN, Priest MEP 17-10-1833
18 Joseph MARCHAND, Priest MEP 30-11-1835
19 Giovanni Carlo CORNAY, Priest MEP-
Vincen 20,79-0 OP 30-06-1838
21 Pietro NGUYEN BA TUAN, Priest 15-07-1838
22 Giuseppe FERNANDEZ, Priest OP 24-07-1838
23 Bernardo VU VAN DUE, Priest N28Y
Domeni- 01-01-0 HANH (DIEU), Priest OP 01-08-1838
25 James Do MAI NAM, Priest 12-08-1838
26 Joseph DANG DINH (NIEN) VIEN, Priest 21-08-18398-27
Peter Tu NGUYEN -1838
28 Francesco JACCARD, Priest MEP 21-09-1838
29 Vincenzo NGUYEN THE DIEM, Priest 24-11-1838
30 Pietro Vo BANG KHOA, Priest 24-11-1828
31 Domenico OP-4,
Priest Tommaso DINH VIET Du, Priest OP 26-11-1839
33 Domenico Nguyen VAN (DOAN) XUYEN, Priest OP 26-11-1839 34
Pietro PhAM VAN TIZI, Priest 21-12-KHAN Pacolo 3
28-04-1840
36 Giuseppe Do QUANG HIEN, Priest OP 09-05-1840
37 Luca Vu BA LOAN, Priest 05-06-1840
38 Domenico TRACH (DOAI), Priest OP 18-NGAN Priest
NGUY9-1 08-11-1840
40 Giuseppe NGUYEN DINH NGHI, Priest 08-11-1840
41 Martino TA Duc THINH, Priest 08-11-1840
42 Pietro KHANH, Priest 12-EP-o-Sacerdo-
1842 01-05-1851
44 Giovanni Luigi BONNARD, Priest MEP 01-05-1852
45 Filippo PHAN VAN MINH, Priest 03-07-1853
46 Lorenzo NGUYEN VAN HUONG, Priest LEBA- 7
TINH6-0 Priest 06-04-1857
48 Dominic MAU, Priest OP 05-11-1858
49 Paul LE VAN Loc, Priest 02-13-1859
50 Domenico CAM, Priest TOP 03-11-1859
51 Peter DOAN LONG QUY, Priest 07-31-1859
52 Peter Francis NERON, Priest MEP 11-03-1860
53 Thomas KHUONG, Priest TOP 01-30-1861
54 John Theophane VENARD, Priest MEP 02-02-1861
55 Peter NGUYEN VAN Luu, Priest 04-07-1861
56 Joseph TUAN, Priest OP 04-30-1861
57 John DOAN TRINH HOAN, Priest 05-26-1861
58 Peter ALMATO RIBERA, Priest OP 01-11-1861
59 Paul TONG VIET BUONG, Layman 23-10-1833
60 Andrew TRAN VAN THONG, Layman 28-11-1835
61 Francis Saverio CAN, Catechist 20-11-1837
62 Francis Do VAN (HIEN) CHIEU, Catechist 25-06-1838
63 Joseph NGUYEN DINH UPEN, Catechist TOP 03-07-1838
64 Peter NGUYEN DicH, Layman 12-08-1838
65 Michael NGUYEN HUY MY, Layman 12-08-1838
66 Joseph HOANG LUONG CANH, Layman TOP 05-09-1838
67 Thomas TRAN VAN THIEN, Seminarian 21-09-1838
68 Peter TRUONG VAN DUONG, Catechist 18-12-1838
69 Paul NGUYEN VAN MY, Catechist 18-12-1838
70 Peter VU VAN TRUAT, Catechist 18-12-1838
71 Augustine PHAN VIET Huy, Layman 13-06-1839
72 Nicholas Bui Duc THE, Layman 13-06-1839
73 Dominic (Nicholas) DINH DAT, Layman 18-07-1839
74 Thomas NGUYEN VAN DE, Layman TOP 19-12-1839
75 Francis Xavier HA THONG MAU, Catechist TOP 19-12-1839
76 Augustine NGUYEN VAN MOI, Layman TOP 12-19-1839
77 Domenico Bui VAN UY, Catechist TOP 12-19-1839
78 Stefano NGUYEN VAN VINTI, Layman TOP 12-19-1839
79 Pietro NGUYEN VAN HIEU, Catechist 04-28-1840
80 Giovanni Battista DINH VAN THANH, Catechist 04-28-1840
81 Antonio NGUYEN HUU (NAM) QUYNH, Layman 07-10-1840
82 Pietro NGUYEN KHAC Tu, Catechist 07-10-1840
83 Tommaso TOAN, Catechist TOP 07-21-1840
84 Giovanni Battista CON, Layman 11-08-1840
85 Martino THO, Layman 08-11-1840
86 Simone PHAN DAc HOA, Layman 12-12-1840
87 Agnese LE THi THANH (DE), Laywoman 12-07-1841
88 Matteo LE VAN GAM, Layman 11-05-1847
89 Giuseppe NGUYEN VAN Luu, Catechist 02-05-1854
90 Andrea NGUYEN Kim THONG (NAM THUONG), Catechist 15-07-1855
91 Michele Ho DINH HY, Layman 22-05-1857
92 Pietro DOAN VAN VAN, Catechist 25-05-1857
93 Francesco PHAN VAN TRUNG, Layman 06-10-1858
94 Domenico PHAM THONG (AN) KHAM, Layman TOP 13-01-1859
95 Luca PHAM THONG (CAI) THIN, Layman 13-01-1859
96 Giuseppe PHAM THONG (CAI) TA, Layman 13-01-1859
97 Paolo HANH, Layman 28-05-1859
98 Emanuele LE VAN PHUNG, Layman 07-31-1859
99 Giuseppe LE DANG THI, Layman 10-24-1860
100 Matteo NGUYEN VAN (NGUYEN) PHUONG, Layman 05-26-1861
101 Giuseppe NGUYEN DUY KHANG, Catechist TOP 11-06-1861
102 Giuseppe TUAN, Layman 01-07-1862
103 Giuseppe TUC, Layman 06-01-1862
104 Domenico NINH, Layman 06-02-1862
105 Domenico TORI, Layman 06-05-1862
106 Lorenzo NGON, Layman 05-22-1862
107 Paolo (DONG) DUONG, Layman 03-06-1862
108 Domenico HUYEN, Layman 05-06-1862
109 Pietro DUNG, Layman 06-06-1862
110 Vincenzo DUONG, Layman 06-06-1862
111 Pietro THUAN, Layman 06-06-1862
112 Domenico MAO, Layman 16-06-1862
113 Domenico NGUYEN, Layman 16-06-1862
114 Domenico NHI, Layman 16-06-1862
115 Andrea TUONG, Layman 16-06-1862
116 Vincenzo TUONG, Layman 16-06-1862
117 Pietro DA, Layman 17-06-1862
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OP: Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
TOP: Tertiary of the Order of Preachers
MEP: Society of Foreign Missions of Paris
Prepared and updated by:
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Penampang, Sabah Malaysia.
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