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“was dispatched to seek French aid. He had been able to recruit a band of French volunteers. Pignou and other missionaries acted as business agents, purchasing munitions and military supplies. So you have a Catholic church official as an arm…”

“It was literally a kingdom. And Nugent Ahn, A-N-H, was the most senior member of that family to have survived. He fled into the Mekong Delta region in the far south where he met Pignu. Pignu was Nugent Ahn's confidant. Pignu reportedly hope…”

“Pignot took part in the campaigns. He organized defense and basically served as a military advisor. By 1802, Nguyen Nguyen Anh conquered all of Vietnam and declared himself Emperor Gia Long, G-I-A-L-O-N-G. So now he's the royalty of all of …”

“the son of Geelong's second wife, was appointed instead. So, Geelong chose him for his strong character and his deeply conservative aversion to Westerners, whereas Khan's lineage had all converted to Catholicism, his own, of his first wife.…”

“who became the emperor, put down the famous Thay Son rebellion in unifying Vietnam. So he had a lot of prestige throughout Vietnam. Duet and many of his Southern associates tended to be favorable to Christianity because that's where all the…”

“Geelong was aware that Catholic clergy were opposed to the installation, and the guy's name that was the heir apparent now is Ming Meng, M-A-N-G. So Ming Meng began to place restrictions on Catholicism, and he enacted edicts that basically …”

“in favor of restoring the original line of the royal family. And this, of course, was in support of Catholicism. And in 1833, rebels took over the southern part of Vietnam. And that was the beginning of a basic separation of Vietnam.…”

“in favor of restoring the original line of the royal family. And this, of course, was in support of Catholicism. And in 1833, rebels took over the southern part of Vietnam. And that was the beginning of a basic separation of Vietnam.…”

“Father Machard eventually is executed for his role in the rebellion. Failure of this revolt ended up disastrous for the Christians of Vietnam. New restrictions were put on them. New demands were made. There were all kinds of anti-Catholic e…”