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St. Michael My



Feastday: August 12
Death: 1838
Canonized By: Pope John Paul II

Saint Michael My is a martyr of Vietnam. He was the mayor of a town in Vietnam when the persecution of Christians started.

Michael was martyred with Blessed Anthony Dich, his son-in-law, and with St. James Nam. He was canonized in 1988 by Pope John Paul II.