Andrew Dũng-Lạc
Andrew Trần Dũng-Lạc (Vietnamese: Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, Vietnamese pronunciation: [aːn˧re˧ tɕən˨˩ aːn˧ zuŋ˧˥ lak˧˨]), French: André Dũng-Lạc; c. 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He is a saint and martyr of the Catholic Church.
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_-_Saint_Andrew_Dung_Lac.jpg.webp) Andrew Dũng-Lạc, detail from a stained glass window in St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Westerville, Ohio | |
| Born | 1795 Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh, Vietnam |
| Died | 21 December 1839 Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 21 November 1900, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIII |
| Canonized | 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 24 November (General Roman Calendar) 21 December (Roman Martyrology) |
| Patronage | Diocese of Orange |
Biography
He was born Trần An Dũng in Vietnam in 1795. He took the name Andrew at his baptism (Anrê Dũng) and was ordained a priest on 15 March 1823.[2] During persecution, Andrew Dũng changed his name to Lạc to avoid capture, and thus he is memorialised as Andrew Dũng-Lạc (Anrê Dũng Lạc).[3] His memorial is 24 November; this memorial celebrates all of the Vietnamese Martyrs of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (1625–1886).
References
- CTV (2021-11-28). "Lịch Công Giáo 2021 – 2022: Những Điều Cần Biết Trước". Tổng Giáo Phận Hà Nội (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- Michael Walsh, ed. "Butler's Lives of the Saints." HarperCollins Publishers: New York, 1991, p. 390.
- Phát Huồn Phan Việt-Nam giáo-sử - 1962 - Volume 2 - Page 73 "Vẩn đề trường Dũng-Lạc đã làm cho đư-luận công-giáo Hà-thành sôi nồi. Trường Dũng-lạc là một trường tư-thục công-giáo ớ sát cạnh nhà thờ lớn đo cha chính Nguyễn-vỉn-Vinh làm hiệu-trướng. Ðầu niên- khóa, học sinh xin vào học rết ..."