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Memorial

• 24 May
• 20 September as part of the Martyrs of Korea

Profile

A group of lay catechists and catechumens who were imprisoned and executed together for the crime of being Christian.

• Agatha Kim A-Gi
• Agatha Yi So-Sa
• Anna Pak A-Gi
• Augustine Yi Kwang-Hon
• Barbara Han A-Gi
• Damianus Nam Myong-Hyok
• Lucia Pak Hui-Sun
• Magdalena Kim Ob-I
• Petrus Kwon Tug-In

Died

• beheaded on 24 May 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 the Small West Gate“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 December 2021. Web. 19 April 2024. <>