Biography
Francis Choe Kyong-hwan (Korean: 최경환 프란치스코) was a Korean Christian layman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. He was born in 1804 or 1805 in Taraekkol, in the Hongju district of Chungcheong Province, Korea, and died for his faith on September 12, 1839, in a prison in Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, he was solemnly canonized in Seoul by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Francis Choe Kyong-hwan is commemorated on September 12, and on September 20 with all the martyrs of Korea.
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