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Jeong Yak-jong
Korean Roman Catholic martyr
BlessedJoseon
Feast: 31 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1760
Died
1801
Beatified
16 August 2014
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Canonised
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Who they were
Chŏng Yakchong (Korean: 정약종; Hanja: 丁若鍾; 1760 – April 8, 1801), also known as Augustine Chong, was a Korean Catholic martyr who contributed greatly to the spread of Catholicism in Korea. He was the older brother of Chŏng Yagyong and the father of Paul Chong Hasang.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Cecilia Yu So-sa Saint Spouse
- Elisabeth Chŏng Chŏng-hye Saint Child
- Paul Chong Hasang Saint Child“He was the older brother of Chŏng Yagyong and the father of Paul Chong Hasang.” — Wikipedia
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Wikidata Q11270126 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Chŏng Yakchong (CC BY-SA)
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