Saint Jacques Honoré Chastán

Also known as

• Jakob Chastán
• James Chastán

Memorial

• 20 September
• formerly 21 September

Profile

Ordained in 1826. Joined the Paris Society of Missions in 1827. Missionary in Thailand, then Malaysia, and then Korea, arriving on 31 December 1836. Worked with Saint Lawrence Imbert, Saint Peter Maubant and Saint Paul Chong Hasang. Lived and worked in secret for over two years, spreading Christianity during a period of persecution. Arrested on 6 September 1839. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 7 October 1803 in Marcoux, Basses-Alpes, France

Died

• beaten with a bastinado and beheaded on 21 September 1839 at Saenamteo, Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

• 9 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom

Beatified

• 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Korea

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Jacques Honoré Chastán”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-jacques-honore-chastan/>