Saint Anna Kim Chang-gŭm

Saint Anna Kim Chang-gŭm (1789–July 20, 1839) was a Korean Catholic martyr and saint. Little is known about her life. Born into a Catholic family, she lost her husband in her youth and lived in poverty with her mother, spending her time in prayer. During the persecution of Korean Catholics, she was arrested on April 8, 1839. She was beheaded in Seoul at the execution site outside the Small West Gate on July 20, 1839, along with seven other Catholics: Rosa Kim No-sa, Martha Kim Sŏng-im, Teresa Yi Mae-im, John Baptist Yi Kwang-nyŏl, Magdalena Yi Yŏng-hŭi, Lucia Kim Nusia, and Maria Wŏn Kwi-im. Her feast day is September 20, as part of the group of the 103 Korean Martyrs. She was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pope Pius XI and canonized on May 6, 1984, by Pope John Paul II as one of the 103 Korean Martyrs.