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Barnabas Jeong Gwang-su
Martyr of Korea
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1802
Beatified
16 August 2014
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Barnabas Jeong Gwang-su was one of the martyrs of Korea. The list of the Korean martyrs published by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records that he was killed at Yeoju on 29 January 1802; he was beatified on 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was put to death for the faith at Yeoju on 29 January 1802.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-coreani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 August 2014
- Wikidata R90a208df — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.