François-Isidore Gagelin was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in Vietnam. He died a martyr, and became the first French martyr of the 19th century in Vietnam. He was born in Montperreux, Doubs. He left for Vietnam in 1821. In 1826, when Emperor Minh Mạng ordered all missionaries to gather at the capital Huế, he fled to the south to Đồng Nai in Cochinchina. He was captured once and released.
Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs)
On October 17, in the year 0, Christian feast day: François-Isidore Gagelin (one of Vietnamese Martyrs). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of October 17, a notable event in this corner of history.
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