Jean-Louis Bonnard
Saint Jean Louis Bonnard | |
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 Jean-Louis Bonnard | |
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| Born | 1 March 1824 Saint-Christôt-en-Jarret, France |
| Died | 1 May 1852 (aged 28) Vietnam |
| Canonized | 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Jean-Louis Bonnard (b. 1 March 1824 at
Life
After a collegiate course at
Seminary of the Foreign Missions
in Paris.
From
Western Tongking
(northern Vietnam) and reached there in May, 1850. In 1851 he was put in charge of two parishes there. At the time, proselytisation was banned in Vietnam.
On 21 March 1852, he was arrested and cast into prison. Sentence of death was pronounced against him and was executed immediately upon receipt of its confirmation by Emperor Tự Đức (1 May 1852). His remains were thrown into the river, but recovered by Christians and sent by them to the Seminary of Foreign Missions.
References
- Launay, Les cinguante-deux serviteurs de Dieu (Paris, 1895), 355–373.
Notes
External links
- Saint Joseph Abbey page
- (in French) Archives of the Paris Foreign Missions Society Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ven. Jean Louis Bonnard". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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