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s. According to

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, all saints enjoy the beatific vision. Many of the

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listed here are to be found in the

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, while others may also be found in the ''

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'';Roman Martyrology by Month 1916 Edition
Geoffrey K. Mondello, Boston Catholic Journal still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the larger worldwide church. Candidates go through the following four steps on the way to being declared saints. Saints acknowledged by the

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Archangels

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

Gabriel In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

Uriel Uriel or Auriel ( he, אוּרִיאֵל ''ʾŪrīʾēl'', " El/God is my flame"; el, Οὐριήλ ''Oúriēl''; cop, ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ''Ouriēl''; it, Uriele; Geʽez and Amharic: or ) is the name of one of the archangels who is mentio ...

Martyrs

The Holy Innocents The Holy Innocents may refer to: * The victims of the Biblical Massacre of the Innocents, and any of several artistic depictions of this massacre (e.g. by Giotto di Bondone) * The Holy Innocents (Adair novel), by Gilbert Adair ** The Dreamers (20 ...

(1 AD) *

First Martyrs of the Church of Rome The First Martyrs of the Western Church, Church of Rome were Christians martyred in the city of Rome during Nero's persecution in 64. The event is recorded by both Tacitus and Pope Clement I, among others. They are celebrated in the Roman Catholic C ...

(64 AD) *

Scillitan Martyrs The Scillitan Martyrs were a company of twelve North African Christians who were executed for their beliefs on 17 July 180 AD. The martyrs take their name from Scilla (or Scillium), a town in Numidia. The ''Acts of the Apostles (genre), Acts of t ...

(180) * Massa Candida (253–260) *

Martyrs of Abitinae The Martyrs of Abitinae (or Abitinian Martyrs) were a group of 49 Christians found guilty, in 304, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian, of having illegally celebrated Sunday worship at Abitinae, a town in the Roman province of Africa. The ...

(304) * Thirty Martyrs of the Appian Way (c. 304) - found in Roman Martyrology *

20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia The 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia refers to victims of persecution of Christians in Nicomedia, Bithynia (modern Izmit, Turkey) by the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in the early 4th century AD. According to various martyrologies and menolo ...

(304–305) *

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste or the Holy Forty (Ancient/Katharevousa Greek ''Ἅγιοι Τεσσεράκοντα''; Demotic: ''Άγιοι Σαράντα'') were a group of Roman soldiers in the Legio XII ''Fulminata'' (Armed with Lightning) w ...

(320) *

Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II The Martyrs of Persia under Shapur II were Assyrian Christian martyrs who were put to death by Shapur II of Persia (r. 309–379) for failing to renounce their faith. There may have been several thousand in total. They are remembered as a group i ...

(4th century) *

Martyrs of Córdoba The Martyrs of Córdoba were forty-eight Christian martyrs who were executed under the rule of Muslim administration in Al-Andalus (name of the Iberian Peninsula under the Islamic rule). The hagiographical treatise written by the Iberian Christ ...

(850–859) *

Martyrs of Otranto The Martyrs of Otranto, also known as Saints Antonio Primaldo and his Companions ( it, I Santi Antonio Primaldo e compagni martiri), were 813 inhabitants of the Salentine city of Otranto in southern Italy who were killed on 14 August 1480 when ...

(1480)

Martyrs of Natal

The

Martyrs of Natal The Martyrs of Natal were a group of 30 Roman Catholic people of Colonial Brazil – two of them priests – killed in the northern part of the colony in massacres that a large group of Dutch Calvinists led. One priest was a Colonial Brazilian J ...

were a group of 30 Brazilian Catholics killed in northern

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by a group of Dutch

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s in 1645. They were canonized on 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis.The Holy Martyrs of Natal, Brazil and Tlaxcala, Mexico
13 October 2017 Those that were killed on 16 July 1645 were: *

André de Soveral André de Soveral, SJ (1572 - July 16, 1645) was a Portuguese-Brazilian Catholic priest saint and martyr, killed during the Restoration War at the Martyrdom of Cunhau, a massacre promoted by Dutch troops and their Calvinists Protestant elders, ...

(b. 1572) * Domingos Carvalho Those that were killed on 3 October 1645 were: *

Ambrósio Francisco Ferro Ambrósio Francisco Ferro (? - October 3, 1645) was a Brazilian priest and is a saint of the Catholic Church. Biography Francisco Ferro, a native of Azores, came to Brazil with relatives. He was ordained priest and from 1636 he was a parish pr ...

* Antônio Baracho * Antônio Vilela * Antônio Vilela Cid * Diogo Pereira * Estêvão Machado de Miranda * Francisco de Bastos * Francisco Mendes Pereira * João da Silveira * João Lostau Navarro * João Martins * José do Porto * Manuel Rodrigues de Moura *

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* Simão Correia * Vicente de Souza Pereira The remaining unnamed twelve killed on 3 October 1645 were 7 lay companions of João Martins, the wife of Manuel Rodrigues de Moura, the daughter of Antônio Vilela, 2 daughters of Estêvão Machado de Miranda, and the daughter of Francisco Dias.

Martyr Saints of China

The

Martyr Saints of China The Martyr Saints of China ( zh, t=中華殉道聖人, s=中华殉道圣人, first=t, p=Zhōnghuá xùndào shèngrén), or Augustine Zhao Rong and his Companions, are 120 saints of the Catholic Church. The 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western ...

were a group of 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western missionaries martyred from 1648 to 1930 because of their faith. They were canonized on 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II. They are: *

Francis Ferdinand de Capillas Francis Fernández (or Ferdinand) de Capillas (15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) was a Spanish Dominican friar who went as a missionary to Asia. He died in China as a martyr. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2000, as one of th ...

(15 August 1607 – 15 January 1648) *

Peter Sanz Peter Sanz (22 September 1680 – 26 May 1747) ( ca, Pere Sans i Jordá, es, Pedro Sans i Jordá) was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church. E ...

(22 September 1680 – 26 May 1747) * (2 October 1713 – 28 October 1748) * (4 December 1695 – 28 October 1748) * (September 1691 - 28 October 1748) * (31 December 1694 – 25 October 1748) * (1768 - 7 November 1814) * Zhang Dapeng (1754 - 12 March 1815) *

Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse (8 December 1750 – 14 September 1815) was a member of Society of Foreign Missions of Paris and is a martyr saint of the Catholic Church. He is one of the 120 martyrs of China, canonized by Pope John Paul II ...

(8 December 1750 – 14 September 1815) * (c. 1746 - 27 January 1815) * (15 March 1760 – 7 February 1816) * (c. 1766 - 24 June 1817) *

Paul Liu Hanzuo Paul Liu Hanzuo was a Sichuanese Catholic priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was martyred in 1818 by the Chinese government for being a Christian. He is a venerated as martyr and a saint in the Catholic Church. Early life and pries ...

(c. 1778 - 13 February 1818) *

Francis Regis Clet François-Régis Clet (Chinese: 劉格來; pinyin: Liú Gélái; 19 August 1748 – 18 February 1820) is one of the Martyr Saints of China. Biography Early life Francois-Regis Clet was born in Grenoble, France in 1748. His family was middle cla ...

(19 August 1748 – 18 February 1820) * (c. 1773 - 30 November 1823) * (1760 - 17 May 1834) * (c. 1782 - 9 July 1839) *

Auguste Chapdelaine Auguste Chapdelaine, Chinese name Mǎ Lài (; 6 February 1814 – 29 February 1856) was a French Christian missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. France used his death–– Chapdelaine was executed by Chinese officials–– as a ''c ...

(6 January 1814 – 29 February 1856) * Lawrence Bai Xiaoman (c. 1821 - 25 February 1856) *

Agnes Tsao Kou Ying Agnes Tsao Kou Ying (28 April 1821 – 1 March 1856; also Agnes Kouying Tsao), or Cao Guiying (), was a Qing dynasty Chinese layperson who was martyred for preaching the Gospel in Guangxi. She was canonized a martyr-saint by Pope John Paul II on ...

(1821 - 1 March 1856) * (c. 1811 - 28 January 1858) * (c. 1802 - 28 January 1858) *

Agatha Lin Agatha Lin, born in Qinglong County, Guizhou, Qinglong in the Guizhou of southeast China in 1817, was a Chinese saint and martyr. She was a headmistress and Catechesis, catechist, and one of the first to evangelize the Miao people. She was behe ...

(c. 1817 - 28 January 1858) * (c. 1831 - 29 July 1861) * (c. 1838 - 29 July 1861) * (c. 1825 - 29 July 1861) * (c. 1812 - 29 July 1861) * (18 October 1832 – 18 February 1862) * (c. 1817 - 18 February 1862) * (c. 1805 - 18 February 1862) * (c. 1820 - 18 February 1862) *

Lucy Yi Zhenmei Lucy Yi Zhenmei ( zh, t=易貞美, s=易贞美, first=t, w=I Chên-mei, p=Yì Zhēnměi; December 9, 1815 – February 19, 1862) was a Catholic Church in Sichuan, Sichuanese Roman Catholic saint from Mianyang, Sichuan, Sichuan Province, China. ...

(9 December 1815 – 19 February 1862) * (30 August 1873 – 4 July 1900) * (16 October 1842 – 7 July 1900) * (7 August 1869 – 7 July 1900) *

Gregorio Grassi Gregory Mary Grassi, O.F.M., (in Italian language Gregorio Maria Grassi) (13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) was an Italian Franciscan friar and bishop who is honored as a Catholic martyr and saint. He is one of the 120 Martyrs of China who w ...

(13 December 1833 – 9 July 1900) * Francesco Fogolla (4 October 1839 – 9 July 1900) * (2 July 1839 – 9 July 1900) * ( - 9 July 1900) * (26 November 1866 – 9 July 1900) * Mary Hermina Grivot (28 April 1866 – 9 July 1900) * Marianna Giuliani (12 December 1875 – 9 July 1900) * Clelia Nanetti (9 January 1872 – 9 July 1900) *

Marie of Saint Natalie Marie of Saint Natalie, born Jeanne-Marie Guerguin (sometimes spelt Kerguin) was one of the Martyr Saints of China, 120 Martyrs of China. Life She was born in Belle-Isle-en-Terre, Cotes-du-Nord, on 4 May 1864 into a family of Breton farmers. S ...

(4 May 1864 – 9 July 1900) *

Marie of Saint Just Marie of Saint Just, born Anne-Françoise Moreau (9 April 1866 - 9 July 1900) was a French nun in the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. She was one of the 120 Martyrs of China. She died in the province of Shanxi. . During the Boxer Rebellion, s ...

(9 April 1866 – 9 July 1900) *

Marie Adolphine Dierks Saint Marie-Adolphine Dierkx (1866–1900, born Anna Catharina or Kaatje Dierkx) was a Dutch nun who died for her faith in China during the Boxer Rebellion and was canonised in 2000. She is one of the group known as the Martyr Saints of China who ...

(8 March 1866 – 9 July 1900) * Amandina of Schakkebroek (28 December 1872 – 9 July 1900) * (18 August 1882 – 9 July 1900) * (c. 1882 - 9 July 1900) * (25 February 1885 – 9 July 1900) * (c. 1880 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1878 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1851 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1886 - 19 July 1900) * (c. 1860 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1838 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1855 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1850 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1854 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1857 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1871 - 9 July 1900) * , S.J. (30 July 1857 – 20 July 1900) * , S.J. (1 April 1847 – 20 July 1900) *

Rémy Isoré Rémy Isoré was a French Jesuit priest, he was martyred during Boxer Rebellion in China. He was declared a Saint by Pope John Paul II in 2000. Early life and education Isore was born in Bambecque, France on 22 January 1852. He studied to beco ...

, S.J. (22 January 1852 – 19 June 1900) * , S.J. (22 May 1847 – 19 June 1900) * (c. 1850 - 20 July 1900) * (c. 1881 - 20 July 1900) * (c. 1883 - 19 July 1900) * (c. 1863 - 20 July 1900) * (c. 1849 - 15 June 1900) * (c. 1840 - 26 June 1900) * (c. 1882 - 28 June 1900) * (c. 1884 - 28 June 1900) * (c. 1885 - 28 June 1900) * (c. 1889 - 28 June 1900) * (c. 1849 - 28 June 1900) * (c. 1858 - 29 June 1900) * (c. 1881 - 29 June 1900) * (c. 1838 - 29 June 1900) * (c. 1883 - 29 June 1900) * (c. 1884 - 29 June 1900) * (c. 1841 - 30 June 1900) * (c. 1837 - 30 June 1900) * (c. 1839 - 3 July 1900) * (c. 1844 - 3 July 1900) * (c. 1875 - 5 July 1900) * (c. 1878 - 5 July 1900) * (c. 1842 - 6 July 1900) * (c. 1835 - 7 July 1900) * (c. 1850 - 8 July 1900) * (c. 1843 - 9 July 1900) * (c. 1834 - 7 July 1900) * (c. 1828 - 11 July 1900) * (c. 1836 - 11 July 1900) * (c. 1874 - 11 July 1900) * (c. 1871 - 11 July 1900) * (c. 1821 - 13 July 1900) * (c. 1863 - 13 July 1900) * (c. 1875 - 14 July 1900) * (c. 1864 - 16 July 1900) * (c. 1871 - 16 July 1900) * (c. 1893 - 16 July 1900) * (c. 1846 - 19 July 1900) * (c. 1886 - 19 July 1900) * (c. 1843 - 17 July 1900) *

Anna Wang Anna Wang was a Catholic lay girl who was martyred during the Boxer Rebellion. She was declared a saint by John Paul II. She is one of the Martyrs of China. Early life Anna was born in 1886 at Machiazhuang, Hebei, China. She was born in a p ...

(c. 1886 - 22 July 1900) * (c. 1832 - 21 July 1900) * (c. 1869 - 22 July 1900) * (c. 1891 - 22 July 1900) * (c. 1851 - 22 July 1900) * (c. 1882 - June or July 1900) * (c. 1840 - late July 1900) * (c. 1878 - late July 1900) * (c. 1883 - late July 1900) * (c. 1853 - late July 1900) * (c. 1839 - 8 August 1900) * (c. 1855 - 16 August 1900) *

Alberic Crescitelli Alberico (Alberic) Crescitelli (1863–1900), Chinese name Guo Xide (), was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary to China. Born in Italy on 30 June 1863, Alberico Crescitelli entered the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions in 1880 an ...

(30 June 1863 – 21 July 1900) *

Luigi Versiglia Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. (5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) was an Italian Catholic prelate and professed member from the Salesians of Don Bosco who served as the first Apostolic Vicar of Shaoguan from 1920 until his murder. He was also a former ...

(5 June 1873 – 25 February 1930) * Callistus Caravario (18 June 1903 – 25 February 1930)

Vietnamese Martyrs

The

Vietnamese Martyrs The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam''; French language, French: ''Martyrs du Viêt Nam''), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or An ...

were a group of 117 martyrs that were killed from 1745 to 1862 in Vietnam for their Catholic faith. They were canonized on 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II. They are: * (14 December 1702 – 22 January 1745) * , OP (26 November 1702 – 22 January 1745) * , OP (13 November 1743 – 7 November 1773) *

Vicente Liem de la Paz Vicente Liêm of Peace (Spanish: ''Vicente Liêm de la Paz'') (Vietnamese: ''Vinh Sơn Hòa Bình'') (1732 – November 7, 1773) was a Tonkinese (present day northern Vietnam) Dominican friar venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Ch ...

(1732 - 7 November 1773) * (c. 1756 - 17 September 1798) * (c. 1765 - 28 October 1798) * (c. 1773 - 11 October 1833) * François-Isidore Gagelin (10 May 1799 – 17 October 1833) * Paul Tong Viet Buong (c. 1773 - 23 October 1833) * (c. 1808 - 28 November 1835) *

Joseph Marchand Joseph Marchand (17 August 1803 – 30 November 1835) was a French missionary in Vietnam and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society.. He is now a Catholic saint, celebrated on 30 November. Personal life Marchand was born in Passavant ...

, MEP (17 August 1803 – 30 November 1835) *

Jean-Charles Cornay Jean-Charles Cornay, (27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was martyred in Vietnam. He was executed in Ha Tay, Tonkin, now Vietnam,''A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West'' b ...

(27 February 1809 – 20 September 1837) * (c. 1803 - 20 November 1837) * , OP (19 December 1765 – 25 June 1838) * (c. 1797 - 25 June 1838) * (c. 1764 - 30 June 1838) * (c. 1775 - 4 July 1838) * , OP (22 November 1762 – 12 July 1838) * (1766 - 15 July 1838) * , OP (3 September 1775 – 24 July 1838) * Bernard Vũ Văn Duệ (1755 - 1 August 1838) * (1772 - 1 August 1838) * (c. 1781 - 12 August 1838) * (c. 1804 - 12 August 1838) * (c. 1769 - 12 August 1838) * (c. 1787 - 21 August 1838) * (c. 1763 - 5 September 1838) * (c. 1796 - 5 September 1838) * , MEP (6 September 1799 – 21 September 1838) * (c. 1820 - 21 September 1838) * (c. 1790 - 24 November 1838) *

Pierre Dumoulin-Borie Pierre-Rose-Ursule Dumoulin-Borie (20 February 1808 – 24 November 1838) was a French Catholic missionary priest and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He is a Catholic saint, canonized in 1988 along with other Vietnamese Martyrs. ...

, MEP (20 February 1808 – 24 November 1838) * (c. 1761 - 24 November 1838) * (c. 1798 - 18 December 1838) * (c. 1808 - 18 December 1838) * (c. 1816 - 18 December 1838) * (c. 1775 - 2 April 1839) * (c. 1795 - 12 June 1839) * (c. 1792 - 12 June 1839) * (c. 1803 - 18 July 1839) * (c. 1786 - 26 November 1839) * (c. 1783 - 26 November 1839) * (c. 1806 - 19 December 1839) * (c. 1801 - 19 December 1839) * (c. 1790 - 19 December 1839) * (c. 1813 - 19 December 1839) * (c. 1811 - 19 December 1839) *

Andrew Dũng-Lạc Andrew Trần Dũng-Lạc ( vi, Anrê Trần An Dũng Lạc , ), french: André Dũng-Lạc; 1795 – 21 December 1839) was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic priest. He was executed by beheading during the reign of Minh Mạng. He is a saint and mart ...

(1795 – 21 December 1839) * (c. 1763 - 21 December 1839) * (c. 1796 - 28 April 1840) * (c. 1771 - 28 April 1840) * (c. 1783 - 28 April 1840) * (c. 1765 - 9 May 1840) * (c. 1756 - 5 June 1840) * (c. 1764 - 27 June 1840) * (c. 1768 - 10 July 1840) * (c. 1808 - 10 July 1840) * (c. 1792 - 18 September 1840) * (c. 1805 - 8 November 1840) * (c. 1793 - 8 November 1840) * (c. 1787 - 8 November 1840) * (c. 1760 - 8 November 1840) * (c. 1771 - 8 November 1840) * (1774 - 12 December 1840) * (c. 1781 - 12 July 1841) * (c. 1780 - 12 July 1842) * (c. 1813 - 11 May 1847) *

Augustin Schoeffler Augustin Schoeffler (1822–1851) was a French saint and martyr in the Catholic Church and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was a priest in Lorraine who joined the Foreign Missions of Paris. He worked as a missionary to Indo ...

(22 November 1822 – 1 May 1851) * Jean-Louis Bonnard, MEP (1 March 1824 – 1 May 1852) * (c. 1815 - 3 July 1853) * (c. 1790 - 2 May 1854) * (c. 1790 - 15 July 1855) * (c. 1802 - 13 February 1856) * (c. 1793 - 6 April 1857) *

Michael Hồ Đình Hy Michael Hồ Đình Hy ( 胡廷僖; 1808 – May 22, 1857) was a Vietnamese mandarin official who was martyred for his Roman Catholic belief during the persecutions by Emperor Tự Đức. He was canonized in 1988 along with another 116 Viet ...

(1808 - 22 May 1857) * (c. 1780 - 25 May 1857) * José María Díaz Sanjurjo (26 October 1818 – 20 July 1857) * (26 April 1821 – 28 July 1858) * (c. 1825 - 6 October 1858) * (c. 1794 - 5 November 1858) * (c. 1780 - 13 January 1859) * (c. 1800 - 13 January 1859) * (c. 1819 - 13 January 1859) * (c. 1830 - 13 February 1859) * ( - 11 March 1859) * (c. 1826 - 28 May 1859) * (c. 1796 - 13 July 1859) * (1826 - 31 July 1859) * (c. 1789 - 30 January 1860) * (c. 1825 - 25 October 1860) * , MEP (21 September 1818 – 3 November 1860) *

Théophane Vénard Jean-Théophane Vénard (November 21, 1829 at Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet, Diocese of Poitiers, France – February 2, 1861 in Tonkin, Vietnam) was a French Catholic missionary to Indo-China. He was a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. ...

, MEP (21 November 1829 – 2 February 1861) * (c. 1812 - 7 April 1861) * (c. 1821 - 30 April 1861) * (c. 1798 - 26 May 1861) * (c. 1808 - 26 May 1861) * (30 September 1800 – 1 November 1861) * , OP (1 November 1830 – 1 November 1861) * (14 February 1827 – 1 November 1861) * , MEP (8 February 1802 – 14 November 1861) * (c. 1832 - 6 December 1861) * (c. 1840 - 22 May 1862) * (c. 1843 - 1 June 1862) * (c. 1835 - 2 June 1862) * (c. 1792 - 3 June 1862 * (c. 1817 - 5 June 1862) * (c. 1811 - 5 June 1862) * (c. 1802 - 6 June 1862) * (c. 1800 - 6 June 1862) * (c. 1821 - 6 June 1862) * (c. 1824 - 7 June 1862) * (1766 - 16 June 1862) * (c. 1802 - 16 June 1862) * (c. 1818 - 16 June 1862) * (c. 1812 - 16 June 1862) * (c. 1814 - 16 June 1862) * (c. 1802 - 17 June 1862)

Korean Martyrs

The

Korean Martyrs The Korean Martyrs were the victims of religious persecution against Catholics during the nineteenth century in Korea. Between 8,000–10,000 Korean Christians were killed during this period. 103 Catholics were canonized ''en masse'' in May 198 ...

were a group of 103 martyrs that were killed from 1839 to 1866 in Korea for their Catholic faith. They were canonized on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II.Korea and the church of martyrs
/ref> They are: * (1803 - 25 November 1838) * (1799 - 20 May 1839) * (1787 - 24 May 1839) * (1784 - 24 May 1839) * Anna Pak Agi (1783 - 24 May 1839) * (1787 - 24 May 1839) * (1792 - 24 May 1839) * (1802 - 24 May 1839) * (1801 - 24 May 1839) * (1774 - 24 May 1839) * (1805 - 24 May 1839) * (1805 - 27 May 1839) * (1825 - 27 May 1839) * (1825 - 27 May 1839) * (1786 - 27 May 1839) * (1789 - 20 July 1839) *

John Baptist Yi John Baptist Yi Kwang-nyol (c. 1800 – July 20, 1839) was one of the 103 Korean Martyrs. His feast day is July 20, and he is also venerated along with the rest of The Korean martyrs on September 20. John embraced Roman Catholicism with his el ...

(1795 - 20 July 1839) * (1818 - 20 July 1839) * (1809 - 20 July 1839) * (1818 - 20 July 1839) * (1787 - 20 July 1839) * (1784 - 20 July 1839) * (1788 - 20 July 1839) * (1783 - September 1839) * (1769 - September 1839) * (1807 - September 1839) * (1816 - 3 September 1839) * (1794 - 3 September 1839) * (1799 - 3 September 1839) * (1786 - 3 September 1839) * (1804 - 3 September 1839) * (1805 - 12 September 1839) * (6 October 1803 – 21 September 1839) *

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (23 March 1796 – 21 September 1839), sometimes called Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert and affectionately known in Korea as Bishop Imbert Bum (Korean name: ''Bum Se-hyeong'') was a French missionary bishop in Asia. Mo ...

(23 March 1796 – 21 September 1839) * (20 September 1803 – 21 September 1839) * (1791 - 22 September 1839) *

Paul Chong Hasang Paul Chong Hasang (1794 or 1795–September 22, 1839) was one of the Korean Martyrs. His feast day is September 22, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20. Life and career He was the son of the ...

(1794/1795 - 22 September 1839) * (1790 - 26 September 1839) * (1795 - 26 September 1839) * (1814 - 26 September 1839) * (1796 - 26 September 1839) * (1784 - 26 September 1839) * (1773 - 26 September 1839) * (1796 - 26 September 1839) * (1804 - 26 September 1839) * (1780 - 26 September 1839) * Peter Yu Tae-chol (1826 - 31 October 1839) * (1761 - 23 November 1839) * (1782 - 29 December 1839) * (1798 - 29 December 1839) * (1794 - 29 December 1839) * (1797 - 29 December 1839) * (1783 - 29 December 1839) * (1812 - 29 December 1839) * (1787 - 29 December 1839) * (1824 - 9 January 1840) * (1797 - 9 January 1840) * Stephen Min Kuk-ka (1788 - 20 January 1840) * (1808 - 23 January 1840) * (1796 - 30 January 1840) * Agatha Kwon Chin-i (1820 - 31 January 1840) * (1814 - 31 January 1840) * (1793 - 31 January 1840) * (1802 - 31 January 1840) * (1819 - 31 January 1840) * (1799 - 31 January 1840) * (1819 - 1 February 1840) * (1810 - 1 February 1840) * (1802 - 1 February 1840) * (1795 - 29 April 1841) *

Andrew Kim Taegon Andrew Kim Taegon (21 August 1821 – 16 September 1846), also referred to as Andrew Kim in English, was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korean clergy. Life In the late 18th century, Catholicism began to ta ...

(21 August 1821 – 16 September 1846) * (1797 - 19 September 1846) * (1814 - 20 September 1846) * (1817 - 20 September 1846) * (1804 - 20 September 1846) * (1798 - 20 September 1846) * (1797 - 20 September 1846) * (1803 - 20 September 1846) * (1811 - 20 September 1846) * (1837 - 17 February 1866) * (1817 - 7 March 1866) *

Louis Beaulieu Louis Beaulieu (8 October 1840, Langon – decapitated 8 March 1866 at age 25) in Korea, was one of the priests of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was among the 103 Korean Martyrs. Beaulieu was ordinated on the 21 of May 1864, and left ...

(8 October 1840 – 7 March 1866) *

Pierre-Henri Dorie Pierre Henri Dorie (1839–1866) was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society, who was martyred in Korea in 1866.''Les Missions Etrangères'', p.252-253 His feast day is March 7, and he is also venerated along with the rest of t ...

(23 September 1839 – 7 March 1866) * (28 February 1838 – 7 March 1866) *

Siméon-François Berneux Siméon-François Berneux (14 May 1814 – 8 March 1866) was a French Catholic missionary to Asia, and a member of the Paris Foreign Missions Society who was canonized as a saint. Berneux was executed in the anti-Christian purges at Saena ...

(14 May 1814 – 8 March 1866) * (1811 - 9 March 1866) * (1814 - 9 March 1866) * (1845 - 11 March 1866) * (1795 - 11 March 1866) * (1803 - 30 March 1866) * (1813 - 30 March 1866) *

Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (16 March 1818 – 30 March 1866) was a French missionary and saint. His feast day is March 30, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20. Biography Antoine Davelu ...

(16 March 1818 – 30 March 1866) * (20 October 1836 – 30 March 1866) * (8 April 1837 – 30 March 1866) *

Thomas Son Chasuhn Thomas Son Chasuhn (1838–1866) was one of the Korean Martyrs canonised by the Roman Catholic church in 1984. His feast day is March 30, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs The Korean Martyrs were the victi ...

(1838 - 30 March 1866) * (1802 - 13 December 1866) * (1836 - 13 December 1866) * (1815 - 13 December 1866) * (1846 - 13 December 1866) * (1820 - 13 December 1866) * (1821 - 13 December 1866) * (1848 - 23 December 1866) * John Yi Yun-il (1823 - 21 January 1867)

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