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  2. Vietnamese Martyrs - Wikipedia

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    In 1865, Vénard's body was transferred to his Congregation's church in Paris, but his head remains in Vietnam. [3] There are several Catholic parishes in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere dedicated to the Martyrs of Vietnam (Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Parishes), one of the largest of which is located in Arlington, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort ...

  3. Portal:Catholic Church/Patron Archive/November 24 - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam), also known as the Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, collectively Martyrs of Annam or formerly Martyrs of Indochina, are saints of the Catholic Church who were canonized by Pope John Paul II.

  4. Lists of martyrs - Wikipedia

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    Four Crowned Martyrs: nine people venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Korean Martyrs: 8,000–10,000 Catholics were killed during the 19th century in Korea, 103 of whom have been canonized. List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation: men and women executed under heresy laws during the Scottish Reformation.

  5. Martyrology - Wikipedia

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    A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by names borrowed from neighbouring churches. [1]

  6. List of saints from Asia - Wikipedia

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    Martyrs of Nagasaki (1628 engraving) This page is a list of saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God from Asia, as recognized by the Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in any of the states or territories of Asia.

  7. Tự Đức's Catholic persecution - Wikipedia

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    Sculpture of Vietnamese martyrs at the Cha Tam Church, Ho Chi Minh City. The persecution began in 1848, the year of Tự Đức's inauguration. Accusing the Catholic Christians of abandoning ancestor worship, Buddha, and practicing superstitions, and fearing that they would revolt against his rule, [1] Tự Đức labeled the Catholics as tả đạo (heretics), and issued a nation-wide edict ...

  8. List of Christian martyrs - Wikipedia

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    Dirk Willems etching from Martyrs Mirror "Death of Cranmer", from the 1887 Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos, 1523, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyrs; Jan de Bakker, 1525, burned at the stake; Martyrs of Tlaxcala, 1527-1529; Felix Manz, 1527; Patrick Hamilton, 1528, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyr ...

  9. Andrew Dũng-Lạc - Wikipedia

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    Andrew Trần Dũng-Lạc (Vietnamese: Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, Vietnamese pronunciation: [aːn˧re˧ tɕən˨˩ aːn˧ zuŋ˧˥ lak˧˨]), French: André Dũng-Lạc; c. 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He is a saint and martyr of the Catholic ...