Saint Andreas Chong Hwagyong
Also known as: Andeurea Jeong Hwa-Gyeong; Andrea Tyong Hwa-Gyong
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 23
Died
January 1, 23
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Andreas Chong Hwagyong, also known as Andeurea Jeong Hwa-Gyeong and Andrea Tyong Hwa-Gyong, was born in 1808 in Cheongsan, Chungcheong-do, South Korea. He lived during a time of intense Christian persecution in Korea and is remembered as a layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of Korea....
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