Saint Ioannes Baptista Chon Chang-un
Also known as
- Jeon Jang-Un
- Yohan
- John Baptist Chon Chang-un
- 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
- 9 March 1866 in In-Ko-Ri, Seoul, South Korea
MLA Citation
- “Saint Ioannes Baptista Chon Chang-un“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 March 2017. Web. 21 January 2021. <>