Saint Catharine Chŏng Ch'ŏr-yŏm

1817–1846 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Catherine Chong Chor-yom (Korean: 정철염 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman born around 1816 or 1817 in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, who died in prison in Seoul on September 20, 1846. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with the other Korean martyrs. Saint Catherine Chong Chor-yom is commemorated on September 20.

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