Saint Yosefu Uyen Dinh Nguyen

Saint Joseph Nguyễn Đình Uyển (born c. 1775 in Ninh Cường, Nam Định Province, Vietnam – died July 4, 1838, in Hưng Yên, Vietnam) was a catechist, Dominican tertiary, martyr, and saint of the Catholic Church. Joseph Nguyễn Đình Uyển was born in Ninh Cường, Nam Định Province. He studied at the seminary in Tiên Chu and became a Dominican tertiary. He served as an assistant to Bishop Henares and accompanied him on his travels. After persecutions began, Bishop Henares entrusted him with the Christian community in Tiên Chu, even though Joseph was not a priest. Joseph publicly wore the Dominican scapular, for which he was imprisoned. He refused to trample on the cross, even under torture. After numerous court hearings, he was sentenced to be beheaded, but he died from the effects of torture on July 4, 1838, before the sentence could be carried out. His feast day is November 24, as part of the group of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs. He was beatified on May 27, 1900, by Pope Leo XIII and canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19, 1988, as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.