COYOS Célestin was born in Chéraute (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) in 1908.
He studied Korean in An-song but, suffering from tuberculosis, he had to return to France for treatment. He was then a professor in Mauléon (1941-1945) then in Ménil-Flin (1945-1948).
Returning to Korea in 1949, he was sent to the major seminary in Seoul.
In 1950, he was taken, with other missionaries, to North Korea. He was the only survivor of the "death march".
In 1955, he returned to Korea, where he was appointed parish priest of Cho-nan and Andong (1962). He then became a chaplain to nuns (1976-1991), then retired to Suwon.
He died on March 3, 1993. He is buried in Andong.
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