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Agnes Kim Hyo-ju
Korean martyr, Catholic saint (1816–1839)
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Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1816
Died
1839
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints John Pak Hu-jae and five women companions, martyrs, who during the persecution, brought before the criminal court as Christians, after suffering cruel torments for the faith, died by beheading. Among those named is Saint Agnes Kim Hyo-ju.
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 3 September among the Korean martyrs beheaded at Seoul with Saint John Pak Hu-jae after cruel torments for the faith.
Connected on this site
- Columba Kim Hyo-im Saint Brother or sister
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- John Pak Hu-jae Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints John Pak Hu-jae and five women companions, martyrs, who during the persecution, brought before the criminal court as Christians, after suffering cruel torments for the faith, died by beheading.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9142291 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.