Jean-Charles Cornay Saint

Saint Jean-Charles Cornay, M.E.P., (27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam, during the persecutions of Emperor Minh Mạng.A town in France still carries his name.Cornay was beatified on 27 May 1900, and canonized by John Paul II'>Pope John Paul II on 19 June 1988.

Personal facts

Jean-Charles Cornay
Birth dateFebruary 27, 1809
Birth place
Vienne , Loudun
Date of deathSeptember 20, 1837
Place of death
Tonkin , Sơn Tây (Hanoi) , Vietnam
TitlePriest and martyr

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beatified by
Pope Leo XIII
beatified dateMay 27, 1900
canonized by
Pope John Paul II
canonized dateJune 19, 1988

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External resources

  1. http://archives.mepasie.org/notices/notices-biographiques/cornay
  2. http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/9979/Saint-Jean-Charles-Cornay.html
  3. http://www.gpnt.net/diendan/archive/index.php/t-856.html
  4. http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/70950