Saint Pierre Philibert Maubant

Also known as

• Peter Maubant

Memorial

• 20 September
• formerly 21 September

Profile

Ordained in the Diocese of Bayeux, France in 1829. Joined the Foreign Missionary Society of Paris. Missionary to Korea, arriving on 12 January 1836. Worked with Saint Lawrence Imbert, Saint Jacques Chastain, and Saint Paul Chong Hasang. He worked in secret for two years, ministering to covert Christians during a period of great persecution. Arrested on 6 September 1839, he was executed for the crime of spreading Christianity. Martyr.

Born

• 20 September 1803 at Vassy, Calvados, France

Died

• beheaded on 21 September 1839 in Saenamteo, 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 in Seoul, South Korea

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Pierre Philibert Maubant”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 September 2010. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-pierre-philibert-maubant/>