Martyrs of Korea - September 20
Memorial
20 September
29 May on some calendars
Profile
There are hundreds of martyrs in this group, priests, missionaries and lay people who died in the early days of the Church in Korea. Most were murdered during waves of persecutions in 1839, 1846 and 1867. They include –
Blessed Agatha Han Sin-ae
Blessed Agatha Yun Jeom-Hye
Blessed Andreas Gim Gwang-Ok
Blessed Antonius Yi Hyeon
Blessed Augustinus Jeong Yak-jong
Blessed Barbara Jeong Sun-Mae
Blessed Barbara Sim A-gi
Blessed Barnabas Gim I-u
Blessed Bibiana Mun Yeong-in
Blessed Candida Jeong Bok-hye
Blessed Carolus Jeong Cheol-sang
Blessed Columba Gang Wan-suk
Blessed Franciscus Bae Gwan-gyeom
Blessed Franciscus Bang
Blessed Franciscus Xaverius Hong Gyo-man
Blessed Franciscus Yi Bo-hyeon
Blessed Iacobus Chu Mun-mo
Blessed Iacobus Gwon Sang-yeon
Blessed Iacobus Won Si-bo
Blessed Iacobus Yun Yu-o
Blessed Ignatius Choe In-cheol
Blessed Ioannes Choe Chang-hyeon
Blessed Ioannes Won Gyeong-do
Blessed …
Martyrs of Korea - September 20
Memorial
20 September
29 May on some calendars
Profile
There are hundreds of martyrs in this group, priests, missionaries and lay people who died in the early days of the Church in Korea. Most were murdered during waves of persecutions in 1839, 1846 and 1867. They include –
Blessed Agatha Han Sin-ae
Blessed Agatha Yun Jeom-Hye
Blessed Andreas Gim Gwang-Ok
Blessed Antonius Yi Hyeon
Blessed Augustinus Jeong Yak-jong
Blessed Barbara Jeong Sun-Mae
Blessed Barbara Sim A-gi
Blessed Barnabas Gim I-u
Blessed Bibiana Mun Yeong-in
Blessed Candida Jeong Bok-hye
Blessed Carolus Jeong Cheol-sang
Blessed Columba Gang Wan-suk
Blessed Franciscus Bae Gwan-gyeom
Blessed Franciscus Bang
Blessed Franciscus Xaverius Hong Gyo-man
Blessed Franciscus Yi Bo-hyeon
Blessed Iacobus Chu Mun-mo
Blessed Iacobus Gwon Sang-yeon
Blessed Iacobus Won Si-bo
Blessed Iacobus Yun Yu-o
Blessed Ignatius Choe In-cheol
Blessed Ioannes Choe Chang-hyeon
Blessed Ioannes Won Gyeong-do
Blessed Iuliana Gim Yeon-i
Blessed Laurentius Pak Chwi-deuk
Blessed Lucas Hong Nak-min
Blessed Lucia Yun Un-hye
Blessed Marcellinus Choe Chang-ju
Blessed Martinus In Eon-min
Blessed Martinus Yi Jung-bae
Blessed Matthaeus Choe In-gil
Blessed Matthaeus Gim Hyeon-u
Blessed Paulus Yi Do-gi
Blessed Paulus Yi Guk-seung
Blessed Paulus Yun Ji-chung
Blessed Paulus Yun Yu-il
Blessed Petrus Choe Pil-je
Blessed Petrus Gim Jeong-Duk
Blessed Petrus Jeong San-pil
Blessed Petrus Jo Suk
Blessed Petrus Jo Yong-sam
Blessed Petrus Won Si-jang
Blessed Sabas Ji Hwang
Blessed Stanislaus Han Jeong-Heum
Blessed Susanna Gang Gyeong-bok
Blessed Teresa Kwon Cheon-Rye
Blessed Thaddeus Jeong In-hyeok
Blessed Thomas Choe Pil-gong
Martyrs of Jeongju
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Agnes Kim Hyoju
Alex U Seyong
Andrew-Chong Kwagyong (catechist)
Anna Kim
Anna Pak A-gi
Anna Pak Agi
Anthony Daveluy (bishop)
Anthony Kim Son-u
Augustine Pak Chong-won
Augustine Yi Chin-gil
Augustine Yi Kwang-hon
Barbara Ch’oe Yong-i
Barbara Han Agi
Barbara Kim
Barbara Kwon Hui
Barbara Yi Chong-hui
Barbara Yi
Bartholomew Chong Munho
Catherine Chong Ch’oryom
Catherine Yi
Charles Cho Shin-ch’ol
Charles Hyon Songmun
Columba Kim Hyo-im
Columba Kim
Damianus Nam Myong-hyog (catechist)
Damien Nam Myong-hyok
Francis Ch’oe Hyong-hwan
Ignatius Kim Chejun (catechist)
Jacob Chastan (priest)
John Baptist Chong Chang-un (catechist)
John Baptist Nam Chongsam
John Baptist Yi Kwangnyol (catechist)
John Nam Chong-sam
John Pak
John Yi Kwong-hai
John Yi Munu
John Yi Yunil (catechist)
Joseph Chang Chugi (priest)
Joseph Chang Songjib
Joseph Im Ch’ibaeg
Joseph Peter Han Wonso (catechist)
Juliet Kim (virgin)
Justin de Bretenières (priest)
Lawrence Han Ihyong (catechist)
Lawrence Imbert (bishop)
Lucia Kim
Lucia Park Huisun
Ludovicus Beaulieu (priest)
Luke Hwang Soktu
Magalena Ho Kye-im
Magdalene Cho
Magdalene Kim Obi
Magdalene Pak Pongson (widow)
Magdalene Son Sobyog
Magdalene Yi Yong-hui
Maria Park K’unagi
Maria Won Kwi-im (virgin)
Maria Yi Indog
Maria Yi Yonhui
Mark Chong Uibae (catechist)
Martha Kim
Martin Luke Huin (priest)
Mary Yi Yon-hui
Paul Ho
Paul Hong Yongju (catechist)
Perpetua Hong Kumju (widow)
Peter Aumaitre (priest)
Peter Ch’oe Hyong (catechist)
Peter Cho Kwaso
Peter Chong Wonji
Peter Henricus Dorie (priest)
Peter Hong Pyongju
Peter Kwon Tugin
Peter Maubant (priest MEP)
Peter Nam Kyongmun (catechist)
Peter Ryau
Peter Son Sonji (catechist)
Peter Y Taech’ol
Peter Yi Hoyong
Peter Yi Myongs
Peter Yu Chongyul (catechist)
Peter Yu Tae-Chol
Protasius Chong Kurbo
Rosa Kim (widow)
Sebastian Nam
Simon Berneux (bishop)
Stephen Min Kukka (catechist)
Susanna U Surim
Teresa Kim Imi
Teresa Kim
Teresa Yi Mae-im
Thomas Son Chason
Died
1839 – 1867
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Korean Bishops Embark on Pilgrimage dedicated to Martyrs
Seoul, September 17, 2013
Last Tuesday, Korean Bishops embarked, for the first time, a pilgrimage on foot to the Martyrs’ Shrine in Seoul, South Korea. The Year of Faith event marked the Month of Martyrs celebrated in September to commemorate those who gave their life for the Gospel.
The Feast of the Korean Martyrs is celebrated on September 20th and commemorates 103 Christians killed during persecutions in the country that went on from 1839-1867. According to Fides News Agency, the Korean Bishops embarking on the pilgrimage were accompanied by over 300 priests, religious, and lay people who reflected on the spirit of martyrdom.
The pilgrimage began with the opening prayer in the chapel at the Songsin Theological Campus, The Catholic University of Korea, in which some pieces of the remains of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-gon (1821-1846) are preserved, the first Korean priest and martyr, canonized by John Paul II in 1984.
The Bishops made a pilgrimage to martyrs' shrines, following this itinerary: site of the Left Podo-Cheong - police headquarter, execution site of Korean martyrs; the Myeongdong Cathedral, in whose crypt there are the relics of 9 martyrs; Seosomun Martyrs’ Shrine, built on the site where 44 out of the 103 Korean martyrs, many Servants of God and other Catholic martyrs in the earlier Church in Korea sacrificed their lives; Danggogae Martyrs’ Shrine where 10 Korean Catholics were martyred on this hill; Saenamteo Martyrs' Shrine, where 11 priests were killed; Jeoldusan Martyrs’ Shrine, place of martyrdom during the Byeong-in persecution in 1866. In the underground sepulchre of the church there are the relics of 28 Martyrs, a museum and a large outdoor statue of Saint Andrew Kim Dae-geon.
Martyrs of Korea – 103 saints and beati (Memorial)
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Adelpreto of Arco
Candida of Carthage
Candida of Como
Dionysius of Phrygia
Dorimedonte of Synnada
Eusebia of Marseilles
Eustachius
Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas
Glycerius of Milan
John Charles Cornay
John Eustace
Jose Maria de Yermo y Parres
Marie Therese of Saint Joseph
Marthom
Paul Chong Hasang
Priscus
Susanna of Eleutheropolis
Thomas Johnson
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Martyrs of Constantinople – 3 saints
Martyrs of Cyzicum
Evilasius
Fausta
Massimo
Martyrs of Pergen – 6 saints
Martyrs of Rome – 3 saints
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
Antonio Blanco Muñoz
Cristobal Iturriaga-Echevarría Irazola
Juan Antonio López Pérez
María del Carmen Alejandra Cabrera Llergo de Blanco
Santiago Vega Ponce
Saturnino Feliciano Cabrera Calero
Teresa Cejudo Redondo de Caballero
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Giovanni Francesco Balanti