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Also known as

• Giovanni Yi Yun-il
• Ioannes Yi Yun-il
• Yohan Yi Yun-il

Memorial

• 21 January
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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Layman farmer. Married. Father. Catechist. Beaten, whipped and executed for his faith, the last martyr of a particular state-sponsored persecution of Christians in Korea.

Born

• 1823 in Hongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea

Died

• beheaded on 21 January 1867 in Daegu, Gyrongsangbuk-do, , 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 John Yi Yun-on“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 January 2017. Web. 20 January 2021. <>