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Theresa Kim
Korean martyr, catholic saint
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Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1797
Died
1840
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, Saints Agatha Yi, virgin, whose parents too were crowned with martyrdom, and Theresa Kim, widow, martyrs: in prison for Christ, after many beatings, they had their throats cut.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 9 January as a widow martyred at Seoul with Agatha Yi.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Agatha Yi Saint“At Seoul in Korea, Saints Agatha Yi, virgin, whose parents too were crowned with martyrdom, and Theresa Kim, widow, martyrs: in prison for Christ, after many beatings, they had their throats cut.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9357309 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.