Andrew Dũng-Lạc | |
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Born | 1795 Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh, Vietnam |
Died | 21 December 1839 Hanoi, Vietnam |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 21 November 1900, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 24 November (
General Roman Calendar) 21 December (
Roman Martyrology) |
Patronage | Diocese of Orange |
Andrew Trần Dũng-Lạc ( Vietnamese: Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, Vietnamese pronunciation: [aːn˧re˧ tɕən˨˩ aːn˧ zuŋ˧˥ lak˧˨]), French: André Dũng-Lạc; c. 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He is a saint and martyr of the Catholic Church.
He was born Trần An Dũng in Vietnam in 1795. He took the name Andrew at his baptism (Anrê Dũng) and was ordained a priest on 15 March 1823. [2] During persecution, Andrew Dũng changed his name to Lạc to avoid capture, and thus he is memorialised as Andrew Dũng-Lạc (Anrê Dũng Lạc). [3] His memorial is 24 November; this memorial celebrates all of the Vietnamese Martyrs of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (1625–1886).
Andrew Dũng-Lạc | |
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Born | 1795 Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh, Vietnam |
Died | 21 December 1839 Hanoi, Vietnam |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 21 November 1900, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIII |
Canonized | 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 24 November (
General Roman Calendar) 21 December (
Roman Martyrology) |
Patronage | Diocese of Orange |
Andrew Trần Dũng-Lạc ( Vietnamese: Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, Vietnamese pronunciation: [aːn˧re˧ tɕən˨˩ aːn˧ zuŋ˧˥ lak˧˨]), French: André Dũng-Lạc; c. 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He is a saint and martyr of the Catholic Church.
He was born Trần An Dũng in Vietnam in 1795. He took the name Andrew at his baptism (Anrê Dũng) and was ordained a priest on 15 March 1823. [2] During persecution, Andrew Dũng changed his name to Lạc to avoid capture, and thus he is memorialised as Andrew Dũng-Lạc (Anrê Dũng Lạc). [3] His memorial is 24 November; this memorial celebrates all of the Vietnamese Martyrs of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (1625–1886).