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Also known as

• Jeon Jang-Un
• Yohan
• John Baptist Chon Chang-un

Memorial

• 9 March
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

Profile

Married layman, father and family man in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Adult convert. Worked with Saint Petrus Ch’Oe Hyong to publish Christian books in Korean, and was imprisoned, tortured and executed with him. Martyr.

Born

• 1811 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• 9 March 1866 in In-Ko-Ri, Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

• 4 July 1968 by Pope Paul VI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 6 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ioannes Baptista Chon Chang-un“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 March 2017. Web. 21 January 2021. <>