김대건 金大建

First Korean Catholic priest

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Life	1821 ~ 1846
Era	조선
Clan	김해 김씨

Life & career

Andrew Kim Taegon, a native of Dangjin, studied theology in Macao and was ordained in 1845 as the first Korean Catholic priest. Arrested while ministering, he was martyred at Saenamteo in 1846 and canonized in 1984. He is known to have belonged to the Angyeonggong-pa of the Gimhae Kim.

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