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Andrew Dung-Lac
Vietnamese Catholic martyr (1795–1839)
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Feast: 24 November (current Roman calendar, memorial) · not in the 1962 Missal
Born
1795
Died
1839
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
19 June 1988
by John Paul II
Who they were
Andrew Dung-Lac was born Dung An-Tran to a poor family in northern Vietnam around 1795. He became a priest. In 1839 he was arrested with another Vietnamese priest, Fr Peter Thi; the two were ransomed, arrested again, tortured and finally beheaded in Hanoi on 21 December 1839.
The miracles
He was canonised with 116 companions, the Vietnamese Martyrs, whose memorial on 24 November bears his name. As martyrs they did not need approved miracles.
Why that counted as sanctity
Andrew Dung-Lac, a priest of a persecuted Church, went on serving his people after being ransomed once, and died for Christ.
Connected on this site
- Vietnamese Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Vietnamese Martyrs Saint“He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 19 June 1988 and recognized as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Vatican City State - Saints Andrew Dung-Lac and companion martyrs
- Catholic News Agency - St Andrew Dung-Lac and companions
- Wikidata Q496924 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrew Dũng-Lạc (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.