Saint Franciscus Choe Kyonghwan
Also known as: Choe Gyeong-Hwan; Peuranchiseuko
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
September 12
Died
September 1, 12
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Youido Square, Seoul, South Korea
Beatified
5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Franciscus Choe Kyonghwan, also known as Choe Gyeong-Hwan and Peuranchiseuko, was born in 1805 in Taraekkol, Hongjugun, Ch’ungch’ong, South Korea. He grew up in a wealthy Christian family, as his grandfather was an early convert to Catholicism and had brought the entire family into the faith....
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