The Martyrs of Vietnam
Vietnam was first introduced to Christianity in the year 1627. The Dominicans set foot on the country in 1676. Among the milestones of the Dominican missions were the training of catechists and the establishment of charitable institutions.
The predominant religions during the era of martyrs were Taoism and Buddhism.
The government of Vietnam is similar to China’s: an Empire ruled by dynasties that succeeded each other. The Emperor was regarded as an absolute monarch.
In 1711, the first Edict of Persecution of Christians was issued by Emperor An Vuong.
Read more about this topic: Thomasian Martyrs
Famous quotes containing the words martyrs and/or vietnam:
“Many a woman shudders ... at the terrible eclipse of those intellectual powers which in early life seemed prophetic of usefulness and happiness, hence the army of martyrs among our married and unmarried women who, not having cultivated a taste for science, art or literature, form a corps of nervous patients who make fortunes for agreeable physicians ...”
—Sarah M. Grimke (1792–1873)
“I told them I’m not going to let Vietnam go the way of China. I told them to go back and tell those generals in Saigon that Lyndon Johnson intends to stand by our word, but by God, I want something for my money. I want ‘em to get off their butts and get out in those jungles and whip hell out of some Communists. And then I want ‘em to leave me alone, because I’ve got some bigger things to do right here at home.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)