Saint Vincent Tường

Saint Vincent Tường (Vietnamese: Vinh-Sơn Tường) (born c. 1814 in Ngọc Cục, Nam Định Province, Vietnam; died June 16, 1862, in Làng Cốc, Nam Định Province, Vietnam) was a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr. Very little is known about Vincent Tường. He was born in Ngọc Cục, Nam Định Province, into a wealthy family. His parents were Dominic Tiên and Maria Gương, and his brother was Andrew Tường. During the persecution of Christians in Vietnam, he was arrested on September 14, 1861. He spent many months in prison and was beheaded in Làng Cốc on June 16, 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.