Barbara Choe Yong-i
Saint Barbara Choe Yong-i | |
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| Born | 최영이 바르바라 1819 Seoul, Korea |
| Died | 1 February 1840 Seoul, Korea |
| Cause of death | beheading |
| Honored in | Catholicism |
| Beatified | 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II |
Saint Barbara Choe Yong-i (Korean: 최영이 바르바라, 1819 – February 1, 1840), also known as Bareubara Choe Yeong-i, was a Korean Roman Catholic laywoman, martyr and saint. She is one of the 103 Korean martyrs.
Biography
Saint Barbara Choe Yon-gi was born in Seoul, Korea.[1][2][3] Her parents were Peter Ch'oe Ch'ang-hŭb and Magdalene Son. Choe was a devout Catholic and demanded that whoever she married be a fervent Catholic when her parents came to arrange her marriage.[4] She married Carlos Cho, who was 44, when she was 20, and they had one son.[4]
In 1840, Choe was captured and brought to court to renounce her Christian beliefs,[1] but refused even when tortured.[4] She was sentenced to death by beheading and was executed on 1 February 1840 in Dangkogae, Seoul, Korea.[1]
Choe was recognized as a martyr and beatified by Pope Pius XI on 5 July 1925.[2] She was canonised by Pope John Paul II on 6 May 1984, as one of the 103 Korean martyrs.[2][4]
Her feast day is 1 September.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Saint Barbara Choe Yongi". Saintforaminute. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ a b c "Saint Barbara Ch'oe Yong-i". CatholicSaints.Info. Archived from the original on 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ "Korea". newsaints.faithweb.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
- ^ a b c d "Santa Barbara Ch'oe Yong-i". Santiebeati.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-08-12.