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A group of five Christian laymen, five farmers and a doctor, from the same village in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, they were each ordered to stomp on a cross to show their contempt for Christianity; they each refused. They were imprisoned, tortured and martyred.
- Anrê Tuong
- Ðaminh Nguyen
- Ðaminh Nguyen Ðuc Mao
- Ðaminh Nhi
- Vinh Son Tuong
Born
- in Ngoc Cuc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam
Died
- beheaded on 16 June 1862 in Làng Cóc, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam
Venerated
- 11 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom)
Beatified
- 29 April 1951 by Pope Pius XII
Canonized
- 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-lang-coc/
