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Memorial

• 29 December
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

Profile

A group of seven lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea who were martyred together.

• Barbara Cho Chung-I
• Barbara Ko Sun-I
• Benedicta Hyong Kyong-Nyon
• Elisabeth Chong Chong-Hye
• Magdalena Han Yong-I
• Magdalena Yi Yong-Dok
• Petrus Ch’oe Ch’ang-Hub

Born

• South Korea

Died

• beheaded on 29 December 1839 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

• 9 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Seoul“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 May 2022. Web. 29 April 2024. <>