Andrew of Phu Yen
Christian martyr from Vietnam
Feast: 26 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Andrew of Phú Yên (1625 – 26 July 1644) is known as the "Protomartyr of Vietnam." Baptized in 1641, he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the persecution of Christians launched in 1644. After refusing to abjure the faith, he was put to death in Kẻ Chàm. Andrew was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 5, 2000. His feast day is 26 July.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- English Wikipedia — Andrew of Phú Yên (CC BY-SA)
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