Francis Kim Sa-jip

Who they were

Francis Kim Sa-jip 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 Cheongju on 25 January 1802, at the age of 58; 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 58 years old when he was killed at Cheongju for the faith.