Nguyễn Văn Thuận (Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận)
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 22 years ago |
Date of birth | April 17,1928 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | French Indochina |
Date of died | September 16,2002 |
Died | Rome |
Italy | |
Title as Saint | Venerable |
Appointed | June 24, 1998 |
Parents | Nguyễn Văn Ấm |
Elizabeth Ngô Đình Thị Hiệp | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Buri | Santa Maria della Scala |
Rank | Cardinal-Deacon |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1648230 |
Nguyễn Văn Thuận (Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận) Life story
Phanxicô Xaviê Nguyễn Văn Thuận or Francis-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was a nephew of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm, and of Archbishop Ngô Đình Thục. Pope Francis named him as Venerable on 4 May 2017, a significant step on the road towards canonization.