Andrew of Phú Yên is known as the "Protomartyr of Vietnam." Baptized in 1641, he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the purge of Christians launched in 1644. After refusing to abjure the faith, he was put to... Wikipedia
Born: 1624, Phú Yên, Vietnam
Died: July 26, 1644 (age 20 years), Điện Phương, Vietnam
Place of burial: Ruins of São Paulo, Macau, Macao
Full name: Andrew of Phu Yen
Beatified: 5 March 2000, Rome by Pope John Paul II
Feast: 26 July