September 20
On this day the Catholic Church remembers
Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon and Companions

Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon and Companions

priest and martyrs of Korea · 1821 – 1846
The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
— Rom 8:18

Christianity was brought to Korea by lay people who read books about the faith. Andrew was the first Korean priest; he was martyred at 25. With him we remember 103 Korean martyrs. Faith can come through a book – and survive persecution.

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