The bishop found Hasang to be talented, zealous, and virtuous; he taught him Latin and theology, and was about to ordain him when a persecution broke out.
Hasang was captured and gave the judge a written statement defending Catholicism.
The judge, after reading it, said, "You are right in what you have written; but the king forbids this religion, it is your duty to renounce it."
Finally, he was bound to a cross on a cart and cheerfully met his death, at the age of 44.
[2] The Korean Martyrs are commemorated by the Roman Catholic Church with a memorial on 20 September.