Saint Agatha Chon Kyong-Hyob

Also known as

• Agata Jeon Gyeong-Hyeob

Memorial

• 20 September

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Lay woman. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 1790 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• 26 September 1839 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 6 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agatha Chon Kyong-Hyob”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 August 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agatha-chon-kyong-hyob/>