Louis Beaulieu (8 October 1840,

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– 8 March 1866) in Korea, was one of the priests of the

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who was among the 103

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. Beaulieu was ordinated on the 21 of May 1864, and left for Korea on 15 July. His mission proved very difficult, as the district he was assigned to prohibited the presence of foreigners, especially preachers. Beaulieu hid in the mountains for some time, but was ultimately arrested, judged, and decapitated on 8 March 1866. His and other Catholic missionaries' deaths in Korea were followed by a French punitive expedition which reinforced the Korean policy of isolationism. Beaulieu was beatified October 6, 1968 by

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and canonized May 6, 1984 by

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French Roman Catholic missionaries People from Langon, Gironde 1840 births 1866 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic martyrs 19th-century executions by Korea Canonizations by Pope John Paul II Deaths by decapitation Roman Catholic missionaries in Korea French expatriates in Korea Paris Foreign Missions Society missionaries {{RC-clergy-stub

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