Vietnam: Statue of Joseph Lê Thi Đăng, a 19th century Christian martyr, Hue

St. Joseph Lê Thi Đăng (1825 - 1860) was a Vietnamese Christian martyr and saint of the Catholic Church.

He was a soldier like his father, but in 1859 Emperor Tu Duc issued an edict stripping all mandarins and government functionaries, including army officers, of their rank. The following year Lê Thi Đăng was executed for his beliefs.

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