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Saint Augustinus Yu Chin-Kil

detail from a Saint Augustinus Yu Chin-Kil holy card; date and artist unkown; swiped from Santi e Beati Also known as

Augustinus Yu Jin-Gil
Augustinus Yu Chin-gil
Auguseutino…
Augustine…

22 September

Profile

Married layman catechist in the apstolic vicariate of Korea. Wrote to Pope Gregory XVI, asking for missionaries and priests to Korea. Imprisoned, tortured and martyred for his faith.

Born

1791 in Jo Dong, Seoul, South Korea

beheaded on 22 September 1839 in Seoul, Korea

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

5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Augustinus Yu Chin-Kil“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 September 2016. Web. 23 April 2024. <>