Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ

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Saint

Bernard Vu Van Due
Martyr
Born1755
Vietnam
DiedAugust 1, 1838
Vietnam
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized19 June 1988, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
FeastAugust 1

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]

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2008-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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