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Also known as

• Thomas De

Memorial

• 19 December
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Layman tailor in the apostolic vicariate of East Tonkin (in modern Vietnam. Dominican tertiary. Arrested for sheltering foreign missionaries. Martyred with four other Vietnamese Catholics.

Born

• c.1811 in Bo Trang, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

• strangled to death on 19 December 1839 in Co Me, Bac 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 Tôma Nguyen Van Ðe“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 August 2023. Web. 4 May 2024. <>