1. The Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against Catholics during the 19th century in Korea.
28 Facts About Korean Martyrs
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Korean Martyrs is recognised as the patron saint of Korean clergy.
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The Korean Martyrs were known for their staunchness, sincerity, and number of their converts.
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Korean Martyrs requested to receive a Catholic funeral which her son duly provided for her.
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Korean Martyrs became a priest as one of the first graduates at Beijing Archdiocese seminary.
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Korean Martyrs chose Father Ju, who had a strong faith and looked similar to Chosun people.
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Korean Martyrs learned Catholic doctrine from Kwon Il Shin, the younger brother of Kwon Chul Shin, and became a Catholic.
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Korean Martyrs went to Beijing twice, in 1789 and in 1790.
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Korean Martyrs is the father of Jeong Chul Sang who was beatified together with the 123 Blessed and St Jeong Ha Sang Paul, who was declared saint in 1984.
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Korean Martyrs wrote two easy Hangul textbooks called 'Jugyo-yoji' a Catechism in the Korean language and distributed them to Christians with Father Ju's approval.
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Korean Martyrs learned about Catholicism soon after she was married and followed Christianity by reading Catholic books.
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Korean Martyrs provided financial support to Christians who were working on recruiting a clergy and she was baptized by Father Ju Mun Mo.
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Korean Martyrs was born in 1756 in Chonam, Jeonju and became a Catholic soon after Catholicism was introduced to Korea in 1784.
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Korean Martyrs showed compassion and gave alms to poor neighbors as well as to his servants.
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Korean Martyrs was taken to Seoul where he underwent interrogation and torture at the Police Headquarters.
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Korean Martyrs was transferred back to Jeonju, where he was hacked to pieces outside the South Gate of Jeonju.
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Korean Martyrs was then transferred to his hometown Hong ju and was beheaded on 30 January 1802.
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Korean Martyrs's mother consulted Father James Zhou who remembered that Yu Jung-cheol John wanted to live a life of celibacy.
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Korean Martyrs was arrested later and was taken to Jeonju.
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Korean Martyrs was condemned to exile and left for Hamgyeong-do.
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Korean Martyrs was the great-grandfather of St Kim Taegon Andrew and the father of Kim Jong-han Andrew, who was martyred in 1816 and was beatified with the 123 Blessed.
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Korean Martyrs was arrested four to five more times but was released each time.
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Korean Martyrs was arrested during the Shinyu Persecution in 1801, but was exiled and set free.
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Korean Martyrs continued to profess his faith in God without hesitation and was held in prison for a long time without being sentenced to death.
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Korean Martyrs spent 10 years in prison and died there on 1 December 1814 at the age of 75.
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Korean Martyrs was born in 1801 in Hongju, Chungcheong-do to the family of Louis Gonzaga Yi Jon-chang.
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In 1839, during the Gihae persecution her husband went back and forth to Hanyang to take care of the bodies of the Korean Martyrs, she supported her husband and finally was arrested by the police with her whole family in Surisan.
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The Museum-Shrine, which contains rooms for liturgical celebration and prayer, was built in 1967 on the site in Jeoldu-san, where many of the Korean martyrs died from 1866 to 1873.