Truong buu diep biography

ASIA/VIETNAM - Martyr and pastor, Father Diep gives his life with joy

Friday, 27 December 2024 martyrs   local churches   wars  

Bac Lieu (Agenzia Fides) - Since the 1980s, groups of pilgrims from all over Vietnam have come to the church of Tac Say, in the Mekong Delta, the southernmost area of the country.

Their visit is motivated by devotion and the request for intercession to Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep, buried in this church, whose martyrdom has been recognized by the Holy See. On November 25, the Pope authorized the promulgation of the decree on the martyrdom of Father Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep (1897-1946), a Vietnamese diocesan priest killed out of hatred for the faith during the First Vietnam War.

The number of people who have received graces and blessings through the intercession of Father Diep has increased over the years, so that an increasing number of believers, as well as non-Catholics, from the country and abroad have c