ST PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR

ST PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 24 NOVEMBER

SAINT PIERRE DUMOULIN, PRIEST AND MARTYR

The missionary Petrus [Pierre] Dumoulin was executed for his faith on November 14, 1838, in Tonkin [Vietnam], along with the local priest Petrus Koa. Petrus Dumoulin was born in Cors, Diocese of Tulle, on February 20, 1808. From childhood, he displayed great piety, a tender devotion to the Mother of God, and a rare work ethic. During a serious illness, he made a vow to dedicate himself entirely to the service of God and, with a dispensation for age for the purpose of missionary work, received priestly ordination on November 21, 1830. As early as July 15 of the following year, he landed in Macau, and two months later he was already in Tonkin. There he preached and baptized amidst a terribly bloody persecution. Often, anticipating his death, he would jokingly say, "I'm too tall; they'll soon cut me down." On July 31, 1838, he was thrown into prison. Two native priests, Petrus Koa and Vincentius Diem, were already there. Even in prison, he had the grace to proclaim the name of Jesus and to make some conversions. The torture began with thirty lashes of the iron rod, which tore his flesh to shreds. When the judges asked him if the wounds hurt, he replied, "Why not? I am of flesh and blood like all other men, but it doesn't matter; I am just as content with the torment." The beatings were repeated several times in this manner during the four months that filled his ordeal because he did not want to betray his fellow priests or trample the cross underfoot. His fellow prisoners suffered the same punishment. Finally, they were sentenced to death: Petrus Dumoulin to beheading, and Petrus Koa and Vincentius Diem to hanging. The body of the former was transferred to Paris to the House of Foreign Missions; his stole, chalice, and crucifix are also kept there.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 858)

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His beatification took place under Pope Leo XIII, and in 1988, Pope John Paul II declared him a Saint in 1988.

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Pierre may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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