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Also known as

• Magdallena Gim Eob-I

Memorial

• 24 May
• 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

Profile

Married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 1774 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• beheaded on24 May 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
• books
  • Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
  • Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• other sites in english
  • Hagiography Circle
• fonti in italiano
  • Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
  • Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Magdalena Kim Ob-I“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 November 2016. Web. 26 February 2021. <>