Saint Peter Ðoàn Văn Vân

Peter Đoàn Văn Vân (born c. 1780 in Kẻ Bói, Hà Nam province, Vietnam; died May 25, 1857, in Sơn Tây, Vietnam) was a catechist, a martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church. Peter Đoàn Văn Vân was born in the village of Kẻ Bói, Hà Nam province. At the age of 25, he became a catechist and served in various parishes. In his old age, he was executed for his faith on May 25, 1857. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on May 2, 1909, by Pope Pius X and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.