CatholicSaints.Info

Also known as

• Giuseppe Tuân
• Joseph Tuân

Memorial

• 30 April

Profile

Dominican priest. Arrested and executed in the persecutions of Emperor Tu-Duc, charged with spying when caught bringing Holy Communion to his sick mother. Martyr.

Born

• c.1821 in Tran Xá, Hung Yên, Vietnam

Died

• 30 April 1861 in Hung Yên, Vietnam

Canonized

• 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Giuse Tuân“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 December 2021. Web. 1 May 2024. <>