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Saint John Yi Yun-on

Also known as

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

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

6 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint John Yi Yun-on“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 September 2021. Web. 26 October 2021. <>