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My Arabian day trip, St. Hyacinth, and the news

The Tuesday Pillar Post

JD Flynn
Nov 07, 2023
∙ Paid

Hey everybody,

Today is the feast of All Dominican Saints, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

Among those Dominican saints is Fr. Hyacinth Castañeda, who — 250 years ago today, on Nov. 7, 1773 — was beheaded in a prison in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he had gone to preach the Gospel. 

He was 30 years old.

The martyrdom of St. Hyacinth Castañeda. Unknown artist. 

Hyacinth was born to a comfortable and devout Cat…

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