Saints
St Andrew Kim (Andrew Kim Taegon) – Patron Saint of Korean Clergy
St Andrew Kim at Vatican
In Profile
- Surname: Kim
- Baptismal Name: Andrew
- Dob: 21 August 1821
- PoB: Solmou, Dangjin, Korea
- Death:16 September 1846 (Martyred by beheading at the age of 25)
- Beatified: 11 September 1925
- Cannonised: 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
- Feast Day: 20 September
- Patronage: Korean Clergy
- 17 August 1845 – Andrew Kim officially became the first Korean Catholic priest in history