Andrew of Phu Yen Saint
Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen (1624 – 26 July 1644) is known as the "Protomartyr of Vietnam. " Baptized in 1641, he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the purge of Christians launched in 1644. After refusing to abjure the faith, he was put to death in Ke Kham. Andrew was beatified by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II on March 5, 2000. His feast day is July 26.