Jacques Chastan
French missionary, martyr, saint of the Catholic Church (1803–1839)
Feast: 21 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Near Sai-Nam-Hte in Korea, the passion of the holy martyrs Laurent Imbert, bishop, Pierre Maubant and Jacques Chastan, priests of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, who, to save the lives of other Christians, gave themselves up to the soldiers and were run through with the sword.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 September as a Paris Foreign Missions priest who gave himself up to save other Christians and was put to the sword in Korea.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert Saint“Near Sai-Nam-Hte in Korea, the passion of the holy martyrs Laurent Imbert, bishop, Pierre Maubant and Jacques Chastan, priests of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, who, to save the lives of other Christians, gave themselves up to the soldiers and were run through with the sword.” — this site's research
- Pierre Maubant Saint“Near Sai-Nam-Hte in Korea, the passion of the holy martyrs Laurent Imbert, bishop, Pierre Maubant and Jacques Chastan, priests of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, who, to save the lives of other Christians, gave themselves up to the soldiers and were run through with the sword.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 21 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3158519 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.