20 September 2026
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, Saint Paul Chong and companions and Saint Eustace of Rome
Today, September 20th, we celebrate the feast day of the martyrs: Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, and Saint Paul Chong and companions; and that of Saint Eustace.
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, and Saint Paul Chong and companions, martyrs
Christianity reached Korea through a group of laypeople who, in the late 18th century, came to know the faith through writings brought in from China. The community grew with almost no priests until French missionaries arrived clandestinely in 1836. During the persecutions that spanned much of the 19th century, thousands of Christians were martyred. Among the 103 martyrs canonized in 1984, Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Saint Paul Chong Hasang stand out today.
Andrew Kim Taegon, born in 1821, was the first Korean priest. Formed clandestinely in Macau and ordained in Shanghai, he returned to his homeland to exercise his ministry amidst persecution. He was arrested and beheaded in Seoul in 1846 at just twenty-five years old. Paul Chong Hasang, a layman and great catechist, worked tirelessly to support the Christian community and made numerous journeys to China to secure the arrival of priests and missionaries in Korea. He was martyred in 1839.
Saint Eustace of Rome, martyr
According to tradition, Eustace, named Placidus before his baptism, was a distinguished Roman general serving under Emperor Trajan. One day while hunting, he saw a stag with a cross between its antlers and, hearing a voice calling him to the faith, converted to Christianity along with his wife and two sons. After losing his possessions and being separated from his family, he was summoned once more by Trajan to command the army. Reunited at last with his wife and sons, he refused to offer sacrifices to pagan gods when demanded by Emperor Hadrian. As a result, he and his family were condemned to martyrdom in the year 118, according to tradition, inside a red-hot bronze bull. He is venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is especially invoked by hunters.
Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, and Saint Paul Chong and companions, martyrs
Christianity reached Korea through a group of laypeople who, in the late 18th century, came to know the faith through writings brought in from China. The community grew with almost no priests until French missionaries arrived clandestinely in 1836. During the persecutions that spanned much of the 19th century, thousands of Christians were martyred. Among the 103 martyrs canonized in 1984, Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Saint Paul Chong Hasang stand out today.
Andrew Kim Taegon, born in 1821, was the first Korean priest. Formed clandestinely in Macau and ordained in Shanghai, he returned to his homeland to exercise his ministry amidst persecution. He was arrested and beheaded in Seoul in 1846 at just twenty-five years old. Paul Chong Hasang, a layman and great catechist, worked tirelessly to support the Christian community and made numerous journeys to China to secure the arrival of priests and missionaries in Korea. He was martyred in 1839.
Saint Eustace of Rome, martyr
According to tradition, Eustace, named Placidus before his baptism, was a distinguished Roman general serving under Emperor Trajan. One day while hunting, he saw a stag with a cross between its antlers and, hearing a voice calling him to the faith, converted to Christianity along with his wife and two sons. After losing his possessions and being separated from his family, he was summoned once more by Trajan to command the army. Reunited at last with his wife and sons, he refused to offer sacrifices to pagan gods when demanded by Emperor Hadrian. As a result, he and his family were condemned to martyrdom in the year 118, according to tradition, inside a red-hot bronze bull. He is venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is especially invoked by hunters.
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Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, priest, and Saint Paul Chong and companions, martyrs
Christianity reached Korea through a group of laypeople who, in the late 18th century, came to know the faith through writings brought in from China. The community grew with almost no priests until French missionaries arrived clandestinely in 1836. During the persecutions that spanned much of the 19th century, thousands of Christians were martyred. Among the 103 martyrs canonized in 1984, Saint Andrew Kim Taegon and Saint Paul Chong Hasang stand out today.
Andrew Kim Taegon, born in 1821, was the first Korean priest. Formed clandestinely in Macau and ordained in Shanghai, he returned to his homeland to exercise his ministry amidst persecution. He was arrested and beheaded in Seoul in 1846 at just twenty-five years old. Paul Chong Hasang, a layman and great catechist, worked tirelessly to support the Christian community and made numerous journeys to China to secure the arrival of priests and missionaries in Korea. He was martyred in 1839.
Saint Eustace of Rome, martyr
According to tradition, Eustace, named Placidus before his baptism, was a distinguished Roman general serving under Emperor Trajan. One day while hunting, he saw a stag with a cross between its antlers and, hearing a voice calling him to the faith, converted to Christianity along with his wife and two sons. After losing his possessions and being separated from his family, he was summoned once more by Trajan to command the army. Reunited at last with his wife and sons, he refused to offer sacrifices to pagan gods when demanded by Emperor Hadrian. As a result, he and his family were condemned to martyrdom in the year 118, according to tradition, inside a red-hot bronze bull. He is venerated as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and is especially invoked by hunters.
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