Andrew Dũng-Lạc

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Dũng.
Saint

Andrew Dũng-Lạc
Andrew Dũng-Lạc,
detail from a stained glass window
in St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Westerville, Ohio
Martyr
Born1795
Bắc Ninh, Đàng Ngoài, Đại Việt
Died21 December 1839
Hanoi, Bắc Kỳ, Vietnam
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified21 November 1900, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Feast24 November (General Roman Calendar)

21 December (Roman Martyrology)

10 December (Hanoi)
PatronageDiocese of Orange

Andrew Trần An Dũng-Lạc (Vietnamese: Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc, Vietnamese pronunciation: [aːn˧re˧ tɕən˨˩ aːn˧ zuŋ˧˥ lak˧˨], roughly as "Trun Ahn Zoong Lak"; c. 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 19 June 1988 and recognized as one of the 117 Vietnamese Martyrs.

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