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Peter Nguyễn Bá Tuần (Vietnamese: Phêrô Nguyễn Bá Tuần) (born 1766 in Ngọc Đồng, Hưng Yên province, Vietnam – died July 15, 1838, in Nam Định, Vietnam) was a priest, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Peter Tuần was born in Ngọc Đồng, Hưng Yên province. He was ordained a priest in 1807. During times of persecution, he was forced to go into hiding and frequently changed his place of residence. In one of his hideouts, he met the Dominican priest Father Joseph Fernández. Due to Fernández's poor health, Peter Nguyễn Bá Tuần decided to stay with him, and from that point on, they traveled together. After some time, they were imprisoned. Peter Nguyễn Bá Tuần refused to trample on the cross and was beheaded on July 15, 1838. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of 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.