Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ

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Saint Bernard Due Van Vo
Martyr
Born1755
Vietnam
DiedAugust 1, 1838
Vietnam
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized19 June 1988, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
FeastNovember 24

Saint Bernard Due Van Vo, (Vietnamese: Thánh Bênađô Võ Văn Duệ) (1755 - August 1, 1838) was a Vietnamese convert to Catholicism. He became a priest and worked as a missionary in the country for several decades. He was arrested and beheaded in 1838 for the crime of priesthood. He was later canonised as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam.[1]

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