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Saint Barbara Kwon Hui

Also known as

Bareubara Gweon Heui

3 September

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Married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Martyr.

Born

1794 in Seoul, South Korea

beheaded on 3 September 1839 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea

9 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

siti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition

MLA Citation

“Saint Barbara Kwon Hui“. CatholicSaints.Info. 2 September 2014. Web. 23 July 2017. <>