St. Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh Biography
Saint Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh Profile. Born: 1793 AD in Vietnam, Asia. Worked in Trinh Hà, Thanh Hoá, Vietnam. Died: April 6 1857 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam. Feast Day is celebrated on April 6.
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Saint Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
1793 AD |
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Country of Birth |
Vietnam of Asia |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Saints who were Priests |
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Profession |
Priest |
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Place of Work |
Trinh Hà, Thanh Hoá, Vietnam |
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Date of Death |
April 6 1857 |
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Place of Death |
Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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Feast Day |
April 6 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope St. Pius on May 2, 1909 |
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Canonization |
Canonized by John Paul II on May 6, 1984 |
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Saint’s Biography
Saint Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh was born around 1793 in the Vietnamese province of Thanh Hoá. At the age of fifteen, he entered the seminary. In 1837 the bishop sent Paul Le-Bao-Tinh to carry out missionary activity in the unexplored region of Laos. In 1841 Paul was arrested and subjected to repeated torture. Paul was sent to exile until 1848 when the new sovereign Tu-Duc granted the general amnesty on the occasion of his ascent to the throne.
Upon returning from exile Paul was ordained as a priest by Bishop Pietro Andrea Retord. During his time he wrote a book of “Homilies” for use by the local clergy and other religious writings. In 1857 was arrested again, sentenced to be beheaded.
The Pope St. Pius X beatified the martyr Paul Le-Bao-Tinh on May 2, 1909, and finally, John Paul II canonized him on May 6, 1984.
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