St Joseph Marchand Profile. Born: August 17 1803 in France, Europe. Worked in Vietnam. Died: November 30 1835 in Tho Ðuc, Saigon, Vietnam.
Feast Day is celebrated on November 30, and November 24 (with the Vietnamese Martyrs)
| St Joseph Marchand Biography | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 17 1803 |
| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Place of Work | Vietnam |
| Date of Death | November 30 1835 |
| Place of Death | Tho Ðuc, Saigon, Vietnam |
| Feast Day | November 30, and November 24 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Leo XIII on May 27 1900 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 19 1988 |
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St Joseph Marchand Life History
St Joseph Marchand was a Seminarian in Orsan in 1821. Minister. Learned at the Paris Society of Foreign Missions. Teacher to Annam, Vietnam in 1830.
In 1832 he was offered the situation of a leader of the Foreign Mission Seminary in Paris, yet declined to proceed with his work in the field.
Moved to the territory of Binh-Thuean. In 1833 an illustrious announcement requested the capture of every European preacher.
Father Joseph was captured and detained in Saigon for a year and a half. He was confined, tormented, damaged lastly killed. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
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