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Also known as

• Giuseppe Do Quang Hien
• Joseph Hien
• José Dô Quang Hiên

Memorial

• 9 May

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Dominican priest. Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Thiệu Trị.

Born

• c.1769 in Quân Anh Ha, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 9 May 1840 at Nam-Ðinh, 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 Giuse Hiên“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 December 2021. Web. 26 April 2024. <>