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Also known as

• Magdallena Han Yeong-I

Memorial

• 29 December
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

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

Born

• 1783 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• beheaded on 29 December 1839 at the Small West Gate, 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

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Hagiography Circle
• Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
• La fête des prénoms
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Magdalena Han Yong-I“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 December 2013. Web. 26 February 2021. <>