Saints celebrated on the 27th of June
VENERABLE THOMAS THOAN, CATECHIST AND MARTYR
In A.D. 1810, at the age of 74, Venerable Thomas Thoan, a catechist of east Tonking (Vietnam), was caught by the government officials who, for Thomas having spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, left him to starve to death in his chains.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 538-39)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
⬅️ Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions - Martyrs of Vietnam
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