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Also known as

• Francis Do Minh Chieu
• Francesco Do Minh Chieu

Memorial

• 25 June
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Raised in a Christian family. Layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of East Tonkin (modern Vietnam). Devoted himself to helping missionary priests. Aide to bishop Saint Dominic Henares de Zafra Cubero, with whom he was arrested and murdered in the persecutions of emperor Minh Mang.

Born

• c.1797 at Trung Le, Liên Thùy, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

• beheaded on 25 June 1838 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam
• relics enshrined in Bui-Chu, Vietnam

Venerated

• 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Phanxicô Ðo Van Chieu“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 June 2020. Web. 29 April 2024. <>