He born in Solmoe, Tangjin-Gun County. Souther part of korea.

His
parents is Saint Ignacio Kim Che-jun and unknown Korean mother.
He studied in macau for the priesthood.
St. Andrew is the first Korean priest who seeker refuge and studied the
Dominican convent in Lolomboy, Bulacan. Also he served as interpreter
in the language of mandarin, Spanish and English.  
He lived in Hacienda de Lolomboy in the year of 1837, 1839 and 1841.
He presents the place of Lolomboy as a perfect place of liturgical
activities and contemplation.
He was arrested when he returned Korea and was beheaded in Seoul
when he was performing his priestly ministry. He was then beatified by
Pope Pius XI and was canonized by Pope John Paul II. The feast of St.
Andrew Kim is on July 5 and he is also the secondary patron saint of
Lolomboy Parish.

The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a

group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished
there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from
the Paris Foreign Mission Society.

During the terrible persecutions that occurred in the 19th century (in
1839, 1866, and 1867), one hundred and three members of
the Christian community gave their lives as martyrs. Outstanding
among these witnesses to the faith were the first Korean priest and
pastor, Andrew Kim Taegon beheaded and parade his head along theS
olomoe river, and the lay apostle, Paul Chong Hasang.

Among the other martyrs were a few bishops and priests, but for the
most part lay people, men and women, married and unmarried,
children, young people, and the elderly. All suffered greatly for
the Faith and consecrated the rich beginnings of the Church of Korea
with their blood as martyrs.

Pope John Paul II, during his trip to Korea, canonized these martyrs on

May 6, 1984, and inserted their feast into the Calendar of the Universal
Church on September 20