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Also known as

• Giuseppe Nguyen Dinh Uyen
• Joseph Peter Uyen

Memorial

• 3 July
• 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Layman Dominican tertiary and catechist. Died after being imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mang. Martyr.

Born

• c.1775 in Ninh Cuong, Nam Ðinh, East Tonkin (in modern Vietnam)

Died

• 4 July 1838 in prison in Hung Yên, East Tonkin (modern Viet Nam from the ill treatment he received there

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 Giuse Nguyen Ðình Uyen“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 July 2021. Web. 1 May 2024. <>