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• 3 April
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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Layman martyr in the apostolic vicariate of Korea.

Born

• c.1766 in Myeoncheon, Chungcheong-do, South Korea

Died

• 3 April 1799 in Hongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea

Venerated

• 7 February 2014 by Pope Francis (decree on martyrdom)

Beatified

• 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Laurentius Pak Chwi-deuk“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2016. <>