Agatha Chŏn Kyŏng-hyŏb
koran martyr, catholic saint (1790–1839)
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died on an unknown day of this month from the torments they had suffered.
Among those named is Saint Agatha Chŏn Kyŏng-hyŏb.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 26 September among the companions of Saint Sebastian Nam, martyrs at Seoul.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Catherine Yi Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Magdalene Cho Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 26 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9141897 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.