Alexandre de Rhodes
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Alexandre de Rhodes was a 17th-century Jesuit missionary who played a pivotal role in the development of the modern Vietnamese script, Quoc Ngu, by publishing the first Portuguese-Vietnamese-Latin dictionary, which significantly aided the spread of Christianity in Vietnam.
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Alexandre de Rhodes was the priest who baptized Anrê Phú Yên.
Cuộc đời vị chân phước tử đạo năm 19 tuổiVnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·
Vietnam· 2026-07-27
Vietnam· 2026-07-27
Alexandre de Rhodes published the first Portuguese-Vietnamese-Latin dictionary under his own name in 1651.
Vietnamese celebrate ‘Quoc Ngu’ calligraphyTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2025-05-26
Taiwan· 2025-05-26
