Saint Agatha Yi

Memorial

• 9 January

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Young single lay woman. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 1824 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• 9 January 1840 in Seoul Prison, 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
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agatha Yi“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 January 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>