Andrew Kim Taegon
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 178 years ago |
Date of birth | August 21,1821 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Dangjin-si |
South Korea | |
Date of died | September 16,1846 |
Died | Seoul |
South Korea | |
Feast | 20 September |
Patronage | Korea |
Beatified | 1925 |
Parents | Ignace Kim Che-jun |
Ko Ursula | |
Canon | 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II |
Beatifi | 1925 |
Vener in | Catholic Church |
Anglican Church | |
Place of burial | Hyehwa-dong Catholic Cathedral, Seoul, South Korea |
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ID | 967683 |
Andrew Kim Taegon Life story
Andrew Kim Taegon, also referred to as Andrew Kim in English, was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korean clergy.