Paul Chong Hasang

Saint

Paul Chong Hasang
Lay Leader, Korean Martyr
BornChong Hasang
1794 or 1795
Korea
Died22 September 1839
Seoul, South Korea
Venerated in
Beatified6 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Canonized6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
FeastSeptember 20 (Roman calendar, along with The Korean Martyrs)
AttributesHanbok and gat, crucifix, palm of martyrdom
PatronageKorea
Paul Chong Hasang
Hangul
정하상 바오로
Hanja
丁夏祥 바오로
Revised RomanizationJeong Hasang Baoro
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Hasang Paoro

Paul Chong Hasang (1794 or 1795–September 22, 1839) was a Korean Catholic lay missionary known as one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 20,[1] and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20.

  1. ^ "Roman Martyrology" (in Italian). The Vatican. Archived from the original on 2011-09-03.