Saint Jacinto Castañeda Puchasóns
AKA St. Hyacinth, St. Jacinto, a Dominican, is one of the Vietnamese Martyrs. He was ordained in the Philippines where he was sent to the missions. After preaching in the Philippines for a time, he took a treacherous trip to Fukien, China, where St. Peter Sanz was recently martyred. After evangelizing there, St. Jacinto was eventually deported to Vietnam. He was imprisoned for 3 years and eventually tortured and beheaded. St. Jacinto’s memorial is 7 November, the day he was beheaded. He is also remembered November 24 as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam.