Saint Paulo Nguyen Ngan

Paul Nguyễn Ngân (Vietnamese: Phaolô Nguyễn Ngân) (born c. 1771 or 1790 in Cự Khanh, Thanh Hóa province, Vietnam – died November 8, 1840, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. After his ordination, he worked in the Phúc Nhạc parish. He had to resign shortly thereafter due to malaria. For the next seven years, he taught at the seminary in Vĩnh Trị. Once recovered, he returned to pastoral work in the Trình Xuyên parish for three years. He subsequently became an assistant to Joseph Nguyễn Đình Nghi in Kẻ Báng. He was beheaded alongside him, Father Martin Tạ Đức Thịnh, and two other Catholics, Martin Thọ and John the Baptist Cỏn, on November 8, 1840. 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.