Saint Dominic Nguyên

Saint Dominic Nguyên (Vietnamese: Đaminh Nguyên) (born c. 1802 in Ngọc Cục, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died June 16, 1862, in Làng Cốc, Nam Định Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Little is known about the life of Dominic Nguyên. He was born in Ngọc Cục, Nam Định Province, and was a family man. During a period of persecution, he was arrested on September 14, 1861. He was executed by beheading on June 16, 1862, in Làng Cốc. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on April 29, 1951, by Pope Pius XII and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.