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Blessed Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat
Isidore (right) and his companion Vergara.
Catechist, Martyr
Born	7 September 1918 Ahtet Tawpon, Kayin, Burma
Died	24 May 1950(1950-05-24) (aged 31) Shadaw, Kayah, Union of Burma
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	24 May 2014, Cathedral of San Paolo, Aversa, Caserta, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Feast	24 May

Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat (17 September 1918 – 24 May 1950) was a catechist from Myanmar who was killed in 1950. He was beatified in 2014.

Biography

Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat was the son of peasants and the priest Dominic Pedrotti baptized him on 7 September 1918. His parents died when he was young and both he and his younger brother were cared for by their aunt and uncle. By 1925, he began attending primary school in his village.

As he grew older, he expressed a desire to serve God and his vocation led him to the minor seminary of Saint Teresa where he studied for six years until World War II started. During the war, he returned to his village and became a teacher where he opened a school for the village children.

In 1946, Mario Vergara arrived for his mission in Myanmar, and he met Ko Lat. He ultimately decided that Ko Lat would join him in his missionary work. After the 1948 independence of Myanmar, he and Vergara were threatened by the guerillas in Myanmar and the two were murdered.

Beatification

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the cause of beatification which commenced on 23 October 2001. This bestowed upon him the title of Servant of God. Pope Francis approved his and Mario Vergara's martyrdom on 9 December 2013, thus, allowing for their beatification. Cardinal Angelo Amato represented the pope at the beatification on 24 May 2014.

References

1. "Blessed Isidoro Ngei Ko Lat". Saints SQPN. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
2. "Catholic Man of the month, page 5". Columbia Magazine, Knights of Columbus. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

External links

• Hagiography Circle
• Saints SQPN

• Biography
• Catholicism

• 1918 births
• 1950 deaths
• Beatifications by Pope Francis
• 20th-century venerated Christians
• 20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
• People from Kayin State
• Burmese Roman Catholics