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Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib
Korean martyr, catholic saint
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Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1786
Died
1839
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, Saint Joseph Chang Sŏng-jib, martyr, who, a pharmacist by profession, having become a Christian, was put in prison and died amid cruel torments.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 26 May as a Korean pharmacist who became a Christian and died in prison under torture.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11268815 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.