Augustyn Yi Kwang-hŏn

Who they were

At Seoul in Korea, the holy martyrs Augustyn Yi Kwang-hŏn, in whose house the Scriptures were read, Agatha Kim A-gi, mother of a family, who received baptism in prison, and seven companions, who were all beheaded together for their faith in 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 24 May as a Korean martyr in whose house the Scriptures were read, beheaded at Seoul.

Connected on this site

• Agatha Yi Saint Child
• Barbara Kwon Hui Saint Spouse
• John Baptist Yi Kwang-nyŏl Saint Brother or sister
• The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
• Agatha Kim A-gi Saint
  “At Seoul in Korea, the holy martyrs Augustyn Yi Kwang-hŏn, in whose house the Scriptures were read, Agatha Kim A-gi, mother of a family, who received baptism in prison, and seven companions, who were all beheaded together for their faith in Christ.” — this site's research