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Saint Jean-Charles Cornay
Martyrdom of Jean-Charles Cornay, 20 September 1837, Vietnam.
Martyr
Born1809
France
Died1837
Canonized19 June 1988 by John-Paul II

Jean-Charles Cornay (27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Vietnam. He was born in Loudun, Vienne, France, and was executed in Ha Tay, Vietnam,[1] during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mạng.

A town in France still carries his name.

Jean-Charles Cornay.
Statue of Jean-Charles Cornay, in the church of Saint-Pierre du marché, Loudun.

Jean-Charles Cornay was beatified in 1900, and canonized by John Paul II in 1988.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West by Michael Walsh p.295

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