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  • Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and his companions

    11/24/2004 9:04:32 AM PST · by Salvation · 6 replies · 549+ views
    Daughters of St. Paul ^ | November 2004 | Daughters of St. Paul
          NOVEMBER 24ST. ANDREW DUNG-LAC AND COMPANIONS Christian missionaries first brought the Catholic faith to Vietnam during the sixteenth century. During the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Christians suffered for their beliefs. Many were martyred, especially during the reign of Emperor Minh-Mang (1820-1840). One hundred seventeen martyrs are in the group. They were proclaimed saints by Pope John Paul II on June 19,1988. The group was made up of ninety-six Vietnamese, eleven Spaniards, and ten French. Eight of the group were bishops, fifty were priests and fifty-nine were lay Catholics. Some of the priests were Dominicans. Others were diocesan priests...