Born in Neujiji, Suwon—today’s Yodang-ri—he was baptized there and later movedto Baeron to avoid persecution and family opposition. As a community leader, helived an exemplary life of faith. When the seminary at Baeron was founded, heoffered his own home as a temporary seminary and worked the nearby fields tosupport the clergy and seminarians.At the start of the persecution, he fled to Noreolgol near Jecheon, but fearingharm to others, he surrendered himself and was taken to Seoul. Despite severetorture, he held fast to his faith. Together with Bishop Berneux, Fathers Min,O, and lay catechist Hwang Seok-du, he was executed at Galmaemotin Boryeong, Chungcheong Province. He was 64 years old.