Saint Andrew Trần Văn Trông

Saint Andrew Trần Văn Trông (born 1808 or 1814 in Huế, Vietnam; died November 28, 1835, in Hội An, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Andrew Trần Văn Trông was born into a Catholic family. From the age of 15, he worked to support his family. At 20, he joined the army. After eight months of service, in November 1834, he was arrested for his faith. Torture was used to force him to trample on a cross. He was beheaded on November 28, 1835. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on May 27, 1900, by Leo XIII and canonized by John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.