Saint Barbara Kim

1805–1839 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Barbara Kim (Korean: 김 바르바라) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1805 in Bongcheon-dong, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, who died in prison on May 27, 1839, in Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with the other martyrs of Korea. Saint Barbara Kim is commemorated on May 27 and September 20.

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