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title: "Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions: Feast Day Sep 20"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/
description: "Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions, Martyrs of Korea. Feast day September 20. Read their life in Bless."
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Martyrs of Korea · Feast day September 20

# Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions

The feast day of Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions is September 20, a memorial in the US Catholic calendar.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [September 20](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#20) |
| In the US calendar | Memorial |
| Title | Martyrs of Korea |
| Died | 1846 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, September 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/#calendar) |

## Life

The Korean church was founded by no missionary: lay scholars found Christ in books brought from Beijing and baptized one another. When priests finally reached them, persecution fell in waves; some ten thousand died in the century that followed.

Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, son of a martyr, slipped out of the country, was ordained the first native Korean priest, and returned to serve the hidden Church for a single year before capture. He was twenty-five when they beheaded him at the Han River in 1846. He and one hundred two companions were canonized at Seoul.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, September 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/20/) | Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) | Red | Ezra 1:1-6 · Psalm 126:1b-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 · Matthew 5:16 · Luke 8:16-18 |
| [Wednesday, September 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/20/) | Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs (Memorial) | Red | 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 · Psalm 33:2-3, 4-5, 12 and 22 · See John 6:63c, 68c · Luke 7:31-35 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[September 19 St. Januarius](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-januarius/) [September 21 St. Matthew](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-matthew/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 20?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-20) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Companions

Feast day September 20

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/sts-andrew-kim-tae-gon-and-companions/#calendar)

In the app

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