Saint Giuse Pham Trong Ta
Also known as: Giuseppe Pham Trong (Cai) Ta
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 13
Died
January 13, 1859
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
29 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII
Biography
Saint Giuse Pham Trong Ta, also known as Giuseppe Pham Trong (Cai) Ta, was a married lay Dominican who lived during a time of intense persecution against Catholics in Vietnam. He was born around 1800 in Quan Cong, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam, during a period when the Catholic faith was rapidly growing in the region. Giuse Pham Trong Ta embraced the Christian faith and became a zealous and devoted follower of Jesus Christ....