Template:Did you know nominations/Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
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The result was: rejected by Yoninah (talk) 12:47, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
does not meet DYK newness criteria
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Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung
[edit]- ... that Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung was a Roman Catholic priest from Thailand. He is the first Catholic Thai Martyr. He was declared a Blessed by Pope? Source: He was Venerated by Pope John Paul II on 27 January 2000 as a martyr and beatified at Saint Peter‘s Square, Rome, Italy on 5 March 2000.[6][7] His remains are buried in a crypt under the main altar of the Assumption Cathedral, Bangkok.[8][9][10][11]
- ALT1:... that Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung, during the French Indochina war was accused of spying for France and arrested on 12 January 1941 at Santa Teresa parish. He was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, where he baptized 68 prison companions and preached the gospel.? Source: He died of tuberculosis, which he contracted in the prison, on 12 January 1944 at Bangkok, Thailand. He was refused treatment because he was a Catholic.[5]
Created by Jeromeenriquez (talk). Self-nominated at 11:03, 22 September 2017 (UTC).
Jeromeenriquez The bulk of this article was created over a two week span in June. In order to be eligible for DYK, it has to be new, or expanded 5x over the last seven days. Although not eligible now, if you expand it by five times over a week-long period in the future, you are welcome to renominate the article for DYK. --Usernameunique (talk) 13:31, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
