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Anthony Kim Sŏng-u
Korean martyr, catholic saint
SaintResearchedJoseonDocumented cause
Feast: 29 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1794
Died
1841
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, Saint Anthony Kim Sŏng-u, martyr, who used to gather many of the faithful in his house and was strangled in prison for Christ.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 29 April as a martyr who gathered the faithful in his house and was strangled in prison for Christ.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11686417 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.