Korean Church publishes book on St. Andrew Kim s letters
Volume marks the 200th birth anniversary of the country s most popular martyred saint
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St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon (1821-46) was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is now the patron saint of Korea. (Image: YouTube)
The Korean Institute of Church History has published a book about St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon to mark the 200th birth anniversary of the country’s most popular martyred saint.
Father Cho Han-geon, president of the institute, recently launched
Fr. Andrew Kim Tae-gon’s Letters as part of the commemoration program during the jubilee year.
The 392-page volume is the first fruit of a revised work that reflects new research carried out over 25 years for the biography of St. Andrew Kim published in 1996 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of his martyrdom.