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Saint Antonius Kim Song-u

Also known as

Antonio Kim Song-u
Gim Seong-u

29 April

Profile

Married layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of Korea who taught new Christians at his home. Martyr.

Born

1795 in Gusan, Gyeonggi-do (in modern South Korea)

strangled on 29 April 1841 in prison at Tangkogae, Seoul (in modern South Korea)

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

5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

images
- Santi e Beati

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Antonius Kim Song-u“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 December 2021. Web. 1 May 2024. <>