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Also known as

• Andeurea Jeong Hwa-Gyeong
• Andrea Tyong Hwa-Gyong

Memorial

• 23 January
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

Profile

Layman catechist in the the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Assistant to Saint Lawrence Imbert. Turned his home into a safe-house for Christians hiding from official persecutions, for which he was shot, arrested and finally executed. Martyr.

Born

• 1808 in Cheongsan, Chungcheong-do, South Korea

Died

• strangled on 23 January 1840 in prison at Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

• 9 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Andreas Chong Hwa-Gyong“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 September 2021. Web. 25 April 2024. <>