Saint Phêrô Nguyen Van Hien
Also known as: Peter Nguyen Van Hieu
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 28
Died
April 1, 28
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
Biography
Saint Phêrô Nguyen Van Hien, also known as Peter Nguyen Van Hieu, was a layman catechist who lived during the 19th century in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin, which is present-day Vietnam. He was born around 1783 in Ðong Chuoi, Ninh Bình, Vietnam. Phêrô Nguyen Van Hien dedicated his life to spreading the Catholic faith in a time of great persecution....
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