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Anastasia Yi Bong-geum
Martyr of the persecution in Korea
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
16 August 2014
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Anastasia Yi Bong-geum was one of the Korean martyrs listed by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and was killed at Jeonju on 5 December, in a year the list prints as 1939 although she stands among martyrs of 1839, at the age of 12.
She was beatified on 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis, with the other martyrs of the same cause.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names her in its list of the Korean martyrs beatified on 16 August 2014.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-coreani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 August 2014
- Wikidata R2e7db80b — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.