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Richard An Gun-sim
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
Richard An Gun-sim was one of the Korean martyrs listed by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, and was killed at Daegu in 1835, at the age of 61.
He was beatified on 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis, with the other martyrs of the same cause.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him 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 Re629f306 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.