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Also known as

• Vincent Do Yen
• Vincenzo Do Yen

Memorial

• 30 June

Profile

Born to a Christian family. Ordained in 1798 by Blessed Ignatius Delgado in the vicariate apostolic on Eastern Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). He was imprisoned in a government persecution of Christians in 1799, but friends ransomed him out. Joined the Dominicans on 22 July 1808 in Manila, Philippines. He was a man noted for his personal piety and forgiveness. Parish priest in Ke Sat, Vietnam; the parishioners were required to destroyed their church in the 1832 persecutions of Emperor Minh Mang. Father Vincent was arrested in February 1838 as the persecutions escalated.

Born

• c.1764 in Trà Lu, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 30 June 1838 in Hai Duong, Vietnam
• buried under the floor of the destroyed church of Tho Ninh, Vietnam

Venerated

• 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Vihn Son Ðo Yen“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 July 2022. Web. 3 May 2024. <>