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Also known as

• Yohan Yi Mun-u
• John Yi Mun-u
• Giovanni Yi Mun-u

Memorial

• 1 February
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Ministered to the poor and gave Christian burial to martyrs. Martyr.

Born

• 1810 in Inchon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Died

• beheaded on 1 February 1840 in Dangkogae, Seoul, South Korea

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ioannes Yi Mun-u“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 January 2017. Web. 18 January 2021. <>