Biography
Saint Joseph Hoàng Lương Cảnh (Vietnamese: Giuse Hoàng Lương Cảnh) (born c. 1763 in Bắc Giang Province, Vietnam – died September 5, 1838, in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam) was a Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Hoàng Lương Cảnh was a physician and catechist. At the age of 75, he was arrested in July 1838 and taken to the capital. Despite being tortured repeatedly, he refused to trample on the cross. He was beheaded on September 5, 1838, alongside Peter Nguyễn Văn Tự. 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.
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