Simon Kim Gang-i

Who they were

Simon Kim Gang-i 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 Wonju on 5 December 1815, at the age of 50; 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 50 years old when he was killed at Wonju for the faith.