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search Michael Hồ Đình Hy St Michael HDHy.jpg Born c. 1808 Died
May 22, 1857 Honored in Roman Catholic Church Beatified July 5,
1900 by Pope Leo XIII Canonized June 19, 1988 by Pope John Paul
II Feast May 22 Attributes hanfu Song official headwear palm of
martyrdom  Michael Hồ Đình Hy (西; 1808 – May 22 1857) was a
Vietnamese mandarin official who was martyred for his Roman
Catholic belief during the persecutions by Emperor Tự Đức.[1] He
was canonized in 1988 along with another 116 Vietnamese
Martyrs.[2]   He was born to Christian parents in North Cochin-
China, and was by profession a wealthy silk trader. Youngest of
the five remaining twelve children, he was married to a
Christian from another family and had two sons and three
daughters. Like other Christians at the time, they practiced
their faith in private. At age 21, he obtained the fifth rank
mandarin and appointed Superintendent of the R