Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen (1624 – 26 July 1644) is known as the Protomartyr of Vietnam. Baptized in 1641 he was a dedicated assistant to Jesuit missionaries and was thus arrested in the purge of Christians launched in 1644. After refusing to abjure the faith he was put to death in Ke Kham. Andrew was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 5 2000. His feast day is July 26.
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