Saint John Yi Yun-on
- Giovanni Yi Yun-il
- Ioannes Yi Yun-il
- Yohan Yi Yun-il
- 21 January
- 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea
Profile
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
- beheaded on 21 January 1867 in Daegu, Gyrongsangbuk-do, , South Korea
MLA Citation
- “Saint John Yi Yun-on“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 January 2017. Web. 20 January 2021. <>