Saint Agatha Kim A-Gi

Also known as

• Agata Kim A-Gi

Memorial

• 20 September

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Married lay woman. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 1787 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• 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

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agatha Kim A-Gi”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 August 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agatha-kim-a-gi/>