Barbara Choe Yong-i
Korean Roman Catholic martyr (1819–1840)
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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.
1819
Seoul, Korea
Seoul, Korea
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 |
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.[citation needed] 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][5]
Her feast day is 1 September.[1]