Saint Petro Dung Van Dinh

Peter Đinh Văn Dũng (Vietnamese: Phêrô Đinh Văn Dũng) (born c. 1800 in Đông Phú, Thái Bình province, Vietnam – died June 6, 1862, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a catechist, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Peter Đinh Văn Dũng was born in Đông Phú, Thái Bình province. He was a fisherman and a family man who served as a catechist. During a period of persecution, he was imprisoned for nine months and repeatedly tortured in an attempt to force him to renounce his faith. He was executed alongside his cousin, Peter Đinh Văn Thuần, on June 6, 1862. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified by Pope Pius XII on April 29, 1951, and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.