Saint Dominik Nguyễn Văn Xuyên

Saint Dominic Nguyễn Văn Xuyên (born c. 1786 in Hương Hiệp, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died November 26, 1839, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a Dominican friar, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Dominic Nguyễn Văn Xuyên was born to wealthy farmers. He was ordained a priest in 1819 and, influenced by Bishop Delgado, became a Dominican. During a period of persecution, he remained in hiding for a long time. He was arrested on August 18, 1839, and sent to Nam Định. Despite being tortured repeatedly, he refused to renounce his faith. In the final days before his execution, he was imprisoned in the same cell as the Dominican Thomas Đinh Viết Dụ. He was executed on November 26, 1839, alongside Thomas Đinh Viết Dụ. They were buried at the site of the execution, and their relics were moved to Lục Thuỷ in January 1841. His feast day is November 24, as part of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII on May 27, 1900, and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.