Saint Francis Xavier Can Nguyen
Also known as
Phanxicô Xaviê Can
Additional Memorial
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Profile
Layman. Catechist. Worked to help the Paris Foreign Mission Society. Arrested for his faith, he was offered the chance for freedom if he would renounce his faith; he declined. Martyr.
Born
c.1803 in Son Miêng, Hà Ðông, Vietnam
Died
strangled to death on 20 November 1837 in prison in Ô Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
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