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Théophane Vénard
French Catholic missionary (1829–1861) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jean-Théophane Vénard (21 November 1829 at Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet, Diocese of Poitiers, France – 2 February 1861 in Tonkin, Vietnam) was a French Catholic missionary to Indo-China. He was a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was beatified in company with thirty-three other Catholic martyrs, most of whom were natives of Tonkin, Cochin-China, or China. Pope John Paul II canonized him, with nineteen other martyrs, in 1988.
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Saint Théophane Vénard | |
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![]() Painting of Théophane Vénard in chains, at the Paris Foreign Missions Society. | |
Martyr | |
Born | (1829-11-21)21 November 1829 Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet, Diocese of Poitiers, France |
Died | 2 February 1861(1861-02-02) (aged 31) Tonkin, Vietnam |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 2 May 1909, Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius X |
Canonized | 19 June 1988, Vatican City, Rome, Italy by John-Paul II |
Feast | 24 November |
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