Chŏng Yakjong
Chŏng Yakjong | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 1760 Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon |
| Died | April 8, 1801 (aged 41) Souimun, Hansŏng, Joseon |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | August 16, 2014, Seoul, South Korea by Pope Francis |
| Feast | September 20 |
| Chŏng Yakjong | |
| Hangul | 정약종 아우구스티노 |
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| Hanja | 丁若鍾 아우구스티노 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Yakjong Auguseutino |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Yakchong Augusŭt'ino |
Chŏng Yakjong (1760 – April 8, 1801), also known as Augustine Chong, was a Korean Catholic martyr who contributed greatly to the spread of Catholicism in Korea. He was the older brother of Chŏng Yagyong and the father of Paul Chong Hasang.
He wrote the first Catholic catechism using only Korean letters so that he could reach out to the common people as well as the nobles who were the only ones in Korean society who could read Chinese characters. He was first converted to Catholicism himself by the Chinese priest Chou Wen-Mu.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans. 1999. ISBN 0802846807.
- ^ James T. Bretzke (2001). Bibliography on East Asian Religion and Philosophy. Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 0773473181.
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