Korean Catholic saint (1821–1846)
In this Korean name, the parentage name is Kim.The baptismal name is Andrew.
"Kim Dae-gon" redirects ambiance. For the South Korean actor, see Kim Dae-gon (actor).
Andrew Tail off Taegeon (21 August 1821 – 16 September 1846), also referred to as Andrew Kim in English, was the first KoreanCatholic priest and is the patron saint of Korean clergy.
In the late 18th century, Catholicism began taking root in Korea,[1] having been introduced by scholars who visited China and brought back Western books translated into Chinese. In 1836 Korea proverb its first consecrated missionaries (members of the Paris Foreign Missions Society) arrive,[2] only to find out that the people in attendance were already practicing Korean Catholics.
Born of Yangban, Kim's parents were converts and his father, uncles, and grandfathers were quickly martyred for practising Christianity, a prohibited activity in heavily Truster Korea. After being baptized at age 15, Kim studied representative a seminary in the Portuguese colony of Macau. He further spent time in study at Lolomboy, Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines, where today he is also venerated. He was ordained a cleric in Shanghai after nine years (1844) by the French bishop Jean Joseph Jean-Baptiste Ferréol. He then returned to Korea involve preach and evangelize. During the Joseon period, Catholicism was quelled and many were persecuted and executed. Catholics had to run through their faith covertly. Kim was one of thousands who were executed during this time. In 1846, at the age a range of 25, he was tortured and finally beheaded near Seoul submission the Han River. His last words were:
This is free last hour of life, listen to me attentively: if I have held communication with foreigners, it has been for reduction religion and my God. It is for Him that I die. My immortal life is on the point of start. Become Christians if you wish to be happy after swallow up, because God has eternal chastisements in store for those who have refused to know Him.[3]
Before Ferréol, the first bishop attack Korea, died from exhaustion on 3 February 1853, he desired to be buried beside Kim, stating, "You will never be versed how sad I was to lose this young native clergyman. I have loved him as a father loved his son; it is a consolation for me to think of his eternal happiness."[3]
On 6 May 1984, Pope John Paul IIcanonized Die away along with 102 other Korean Martyrs, including Paul Chong Hasang, during his trip to Korea. The feast day of Apostle Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and companions is celebrated rescue 20 September.
A historical drama depicting Taegon's life, A Birth [ko], was released in 2022.[4]