Saint Emanueli Trieu Van Nguyen

Saint Emmanuel Nguyễn Văn Triệu (1756, Hue, Vietnam – September 17, 1798, Saigon, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Emmanuel Nguyễn Văn Triệu was orphaned by his father at a young age and lived with his mother in Hue. In 1771, he joined the army. At the age of 30, he decided to leave military service. He first came under the care of the Jesuits in Hanoi and was later sent to a seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1793. In August 1798, a royal edict was issued against Catholics, and religious persecution began. Emmanuel Nguyễn Văn Triệu had been arrested in July 1798. He appeared before the court multiple times and was tortured. He was executed on September 17, 1798. 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.