austraLasia #2878
Korean Government's posthumous Award for Fr John Lee
SEOUL: 30 June 2011 -- The Fr John Lee 'phenomenon',
already aired several times in these pages, is gaining
further momentum in Korea, this time from a government
perspective. A Press Release yesterday by the Korean
Ministry of Public Administration and Security says the
following:
A well-known Korean Catholic priest who died last year
after 8 years of volunteer work in Sudan will receive an
award recommended by the public.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Security
announced Tuesday the list of 24 citizens who will receive
citizen-recommendation awards in mid-July.
The awards are given to people who contributed to society
through volunteer work, donations, and good deeds against
all odds. Incepted in February, they are aimed at allowing
ordinary citizens to choose and award for their own
heroes.
The late Father John Lee Taeseok will receive the highest
medal of the Mugunghwa Order.
Lee became well known to the public after the documentary
“Don’t Cry for Me Sudan” about his dedication to Sudanese
people was released last September.
Lee died of cancer in January 2010 at the age of 49.
The Mugunghwa Order (named after the Rose of Sharon, Korea's
national flower) is Korea's highest recognition of civil
merit. It is traditionally given to Heads of State and
others at the highest level of Korean society who have
contributed to the welfare and security of the nation.
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