This document provides information on several Catholic saints and figures from East Asia, including:
- St. Francis Xavier who baptized over 300,000 people in Japan and was instrumental in spreading Catholicism.
- Blessed Takayama Ukon and Blessed Peter Kibe who were important early Japanese Catholic figures.
- Several saints from Korea like St. Andrew Kim Taegon, the first Korean priest, and members of the Choe family who helped establish Catholicism in Korea despite facing persecution.
- Vietnamese martyrs from the 18th century like St. Andrew Dung Lac who were killed for their faith during periods of persecution.
- Apparitions of Mary that occurred in places like Japan, China,
11. 1770: Yi Byeok and companions begin studying
1784: Yi Seung-Hun baptized
1789: lay people stop acting as priests
1795-1801: Father Zhou Wenmo from China
1801: persecution
1834-1836: Father Liu Fang-Chi from China
1836: Bishop Imbert, Frs. Maubant and Chastan arrive
1839, 1846, 1866: persecutions—10,000 martyred, 20,000
remain
1895: persecutions end
1950-1953: Korean war makes more martyrs
12. Father: Bl. Augustine Chong
Studied with Yi Byeok
First Catechism in Korean
Son: Bl. Charles Jeong Cheol-
Sang
Mother: St. Cecilia Yu Sosa
Son: St. Paul Chong Hasang
Asked bishop of Beijing to
send priests (none 1801-1834)
Celibate evangelist
Wouldn’t condemn
mandarins
Daughter: St. Elizabeth Jeong
Jeong-rye
13. Great-Grandather: Martyr
Kim Chin-hu Pius
Grandfather: Martyr Kim
Han-hyon Andrew
Father: St Ignatius Kim
Apostate
Aunt: St. Theresa Kim
Widow and mother
Son: St. Andrew Kim
Taegon
First Korean priest
14. Seeking truth, found pieces
of Catholic books
1801-1824: practices as
Catholic
Chinese Father Zhou
Wenmo martyred 1801
1824: goes to Beijing to be
baptized
Father of 13-year-old St.
Peter Yu
Wife and daughters did not
convert
15. Pagan married to a pagan
Very limited intelligence
Catholic sister condemned
her idolatry
Agatha burned the idols
Arrested
Only knew Jesus and Mary
Baptized in prison
16. Damian:
Dissolute life before
conversion
Catechist
Maria
Strong-willed and
intelligent
Took care of priests
Scolded guards
17. Dedicated virgins
Stripped and thrown in
with criminals
Supernatural strength to
defend themselves
Columba: Whether she is
the daughter of a noble or a
commoner, the chastity of a
young woman has the right
to be respected.”
18. Wanted to remain a virgin
Pagan father unwilling
Faked her own death
Father discovered,
submitted
Mother: St. Magdalene Ho
Sister: St. Barbara Yi
Aunt: St. Teresa Yi
19. • Father: St. Francis
Choe Kyeong-hwan
• Founded Catholic
village
• Didn’t hide books
• Mother: Bl. Mary Yi
Seong-Rye
• Apostate
• Son: Venerable
Thomas Choe
Yang-Up
• Second Korean
Priest
Choe Family