Saint Lawrence Ngôn

Saint Lawrence Ngôn (Vietnamese: Laurensô Ngôn) (born c. 1840 in Lục Thuỷ, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died May 22, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Lawrence Ngôn was born into a Catholic family in Lục Thuỷ, Nam Định Province; his exact birth date is unknown. He was married and worked as a farmer. During the persecution of Christians in Vietnam, he was imprisoned but regained his freedom after a bribe was paid. He was arrested again on September 8, 1861. Attempts to force him to renounce his faith were unsuccessful. He was beheaded on May 22, 1862. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on April 29, 1951, by Pius XII and canonized by John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.