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Memorial

• 22 January
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Educated in Barcelona, Spain where he joined the Dominicans. Priest. Missionary to the Philippines. Missionary to Vietnam in 1732. Spent nine years in prison for his faith during which he converted fellow prisoners and supervised evangelists on the outside. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.

Born

• 14 December 1702 in Tortosa, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 22 January 1745 in Thang Long, Hanoi, Vietnam

Venerated

• 27 April 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (decree on martyrdom)

Beatified

• 20 May 1906 by Pope Saint Pius X

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Francesc Gil de Federich de Sans“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 October 2021. Web. 3 June 2024. <>