Hagiographica coreana. Acta processus in causa beatificationis martyrum in Corea (1839-1846). Ediz. latina, francese, inglese e coreana. Vol. 3: Sessiones LXXIV-LXXXIV

This is the third volume of Hagiographica Coreana (HC 3), the first critical edition of the Acts of the Canonization Process of the Korean martyrs 1839-1846, based on manuscripts in French and Latin now preserved at the Archivio Segreto Vaticano and, from this volume on, the original Korean Version newly found and published by the “Suwon Research Institute of Catholic Church History”.\r\n\r\nEvery testimony is a narrative of personal tragedies (arrests, tortures, executions, but also firmness of the judges against warders’ abuses) that opens a window onto social landscapes of the XIX century Corea. In this way the collection of the witnesses’ depositions creates an imposing fresco of the drama of conflicting cultures, religions and growing faith, and offers an intriguing page of history to readers of the twenty first century.\r\n\r\nThe editor Ahn, Jaewon, after Classical Studies at the Göttingen University, is now Research Professor of HK Civilization Research Project at the Institute