Saint Agnes De
Also known as: Anê Lê Thi Thành; Bà Ðê
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 12
Died
July 12, 1841
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
2 May 1909 by Pope Saint Pius X
Biography
Saint Agnes De, also known as Anê Lê Thi Thành or Bà Ðê, was born around 1781 in Ba Den, Tranh Hóa, Vietnam. She was raised in a devout Christian family and grew up practicing her faith. Agnes De entered into a holy marriage as a laywoman in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin, in what is now modern Vietnam. She embraced her role as a wife and mother, striving to live a virtuous and pious life....