St. Joseph HOANG LUONG CANH
(1763-1838)

t. Joseph Hoang Luong Canh was born during the Trinh Doanh's Regime in 1763, at Van village, Bac Giang province. He lived in Tho Ha Village, Yen Viet district.

He was highly respected by the people. He was noted for his humility, great charity and kindness to many people. As a herbalist he treated his patients with loving care and was particularly devoted to caring for the very poor.

He was executed along with Father Tu on the 5th of September in 1838. It is believed that the people who carried his body back for a proper burial experienced a miracle when the river they needed to cross was too high. All of a sudden, however, the river subsided and they were able to cross safely.

Pope Pius X beatified Mr. Hoang Luong Canh on the 2nd May 1902 and Pope John Paul II canonised him on 1988 along with 116 other Vietnamese Martyrs.

Extracted and condensed from a booklet
produced by GD GHLC, 2002

*St. Joseph Hoang Luong Canh has been collectively adopted by our Vietnamese Catholic community at Granville including: Dong Ba Daminh, Ca Doan, and Thieu Nhi Thanh The since 2001.