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Saint Barbara Yi

Also known as

Bareubara Yi

27 May
20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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14 year old girl in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Imprisoned and left to die for her faith. Martyr.

Born

1825 in Jeongpa, Seoul, South Korea

27 May 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea of plague

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

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Barbara Yi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 June 2017. Web. 28 February 2021. <>