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Mar 01, 1821 Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea Died on 15 Jun 1861 (aged 40)
Corean priest, venerable
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About Thomas Choe Yang Eop
- Choe Yang-Eop Thomas (1 March 1821 – 15 June 1861), also spelled Ch'oe Yang-Op Thomas, was a Korean Roman Catholic priest during the Joseon dynasty, who travelled across Eastern Asia as a seminarian and priest before settling at last after a period of persecution back in his homeland where he administered to hidden Christians until his death.His father was canonized as a saint in 1984 and his mother was beatified in 2014.His cause for sainthood commenced in 2004 in a move that accorded him the title of Servant of God.
- On 26 April 2016 he was proclaimed to be Venerable after Pope Francis recognized his life of heroic virtue.
