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Biography
Augustin Pak Chong-won was a Korean Christian layman and catechist, born in 1793 in Seoul, Korea, and died on January 31, 1840, at Dangkogae near Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pius XI, he was solemnly canonized in Seoul by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Augustin Pak Chong-won is commemorated on January 31 and September 20.
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