A portrait of St. Barbara Ch'oe Yong-i
St. Barbara Ch'oe Yong-i
1819 – 1840
Feast
September 20 · XIX c.
Patron of
Korean martyrs · Laywomen · Young mothers
Order
Laywoman / Martyr
Korean laywoman martyred at Seoul in 1840 during the Gihye Persecution; one of the 103 Korean Martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1984. Feast September 20.
Life & Times
Born: 1819 · Died: 1840 · From: Korea.
Patronage
St. Barbara Ch'oe Yong-i is invoked as the patron of korean martyrs, laywomen, young mothers. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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