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Also known as

• Laurent Marie Joseph Imbert
• Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert
• Laurence…

Memorial

• 21 September
• 20 September on some calendar
• formerly 10 June

Profile

Born to a poor farm family. Studied at the Foreign Mission Seminary at Paris, France in 1818. Ordained on 18 December 1819. Missionary to China, leaving in 1820. Taught at the College General, Penang from April 1821 to January 1822. Missionary for two year in Tonkin, Indochina (modern Viet Nam). Missionary for twelve years in the Szechuan province of China. Founded a seminary in Moupin. Named Vicar Apostolic of Korea and titular bishop of Capsa on 26 April 1836. Arrested with two of his priests, Saint Jacques Honore Chastan and Saint Peter Maubant, in 1839 for the crime of evangelization. Tortured and martyred.

Born

• 23 March 1796 in Marigane, France

Died

• beheaded on 21 September 1839 at Saenamt’o, Korea
• buried on Noku Mountain

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

• “Saint Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 April 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>