Andreas Kim Taegon
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| Born | August 21, 1821 ( Taegon , Korea ) |
| Deceased | September 16, 1846 ( Seoul ) |
| beatification | 1925 by Pope Pius XI. |
| canonization | May 6, 1984 by Pope John Paul II. |
| Holiday | September 20 along with the 103 Korean martyrs |
| Place of worship | Jeoldusan |
| Patron saint | The Korean Clergy and the Pontifical Korean College in Rome |
The holy Andrew Kim Taegon (* 21st August 1821 in Taegon , Korea ; † 16th September 1846 in Seoul ) was Korea's first Roman Catholic priest .
The Catholic faith - beginning with the beginning of the 17th century - was brought to Korea primarily by lay people . It was not until the middle of the 18th century that the first missionaries came to Korea, who, to their surprise, found Christians .
Life
Kim Taegon comes from a Korean aristocratic family . His parents were converts and his father was later martyred because of his Christian beliefs persecuted in Confucian Korea . Kim studied in a seminary in Macau and received six years later in Shanghai , the ordination . He then returned to Korea to preach and preach the gospel .
During the Joseon Dynasty , Christianity was severely suppressed and many Christians were persecuted and executed. Kim Taegon was one of several thousand Christians executed during this period . Catholics therefore had to practice their faith in secret. Kim Taegon was first tortured and then beheaded in 1846 at the age of 25.
In 1925, Andreas Kim Taegon was beatified . On May 6, 1984, Pope John Paul II canonized him along with 102 other Korean martyrs, including Paul Chong Hasang . His feast day is September 20th . Andreas Kim Taegon is the patron saint of the Korean clergy and the Pontifical Korean College in Rome . A memorial is located in Jeoldusan (Hill of Martyrs), Seoul.
literature
- Johannes Madey : Kim, André. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 3, Bautz, Herzberg 1992, ISBN 3-88309-035-2 , Sp. 1482-1483.
Web links
- Article on Andreas Kim Taegon in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- The meaning of the Solmoe sanctuary ( Memento from August 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Kim Taegon, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kim, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Korea's first Roman Catholic priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Taegon , Korea |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1846 |
| Place of death | Seoul , Korea |