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Pietro Trương Văn Thi
Vietnamese presbyter (1763-1839)
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Feast: 24 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1763
Died
1839
Beatified
27 May 1900
unverified
Canonised
19 June 1988
unverified
Who they were
At Hanoi in Tonkin, now Viet Nam, the passion of Saints Andrew Dung Lac and Pietro Trương Văn Thi, priests and martyrs, who ended their struggle by beheading, refusing the order to desecrate the cross. Their memorial is celebrated on 24 November.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 December as a priest beheaded at Hanoi for refusing to desecrate the cross.
Connected on this site
- Vietnamese Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3904309 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.