Saint Peter Đinh Văn Thuần

Peter Đinh Văn Thuần (Vietnamese: Phêrô Đinh Văn Thuần) (born c. 1802 in Đông Phú, Thái Bình province, Vietnam – died June 6, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. He was born in Đông Phú, Thái Bình province. He was a fisherman and a family man. During a period of persecution, he was imprisoned and spent nine months in jail. He was tortured repeatedly to force him to renounce his faith. He was executed alongside his cousin, Peter Đinh Văn Dũng, on June 6, 1862. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of the 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.