St. Andrew Dung-Lac and the Martyrs of Vietnam
Nov 24
Vietnamese Martyrs
Born in 1795 in the Tonkinese town of Bac-Nihh in North Vietnam, Tran An Dung was the son of pagan parents.
In search of work for themselves in 1807, his parents moved to the ancient citadel of Hanoi. Here their twelve-year-old son was taken care of by a catechist and for three years was instructed in the Catholic faith. Baptized in Vinh-Tri, he received the Christian name Andrew (Anrê) in baptism and went on to learn both Chinese and Latin and himself became a catechist.
He was selected for further studies in theology and was ordained to the priesthood on March 15, 1823.