Biography
Bénédicte Hyon Kyong-nyon (Korean: 현경련 베네딕타) was a Korean Christian laywoman, catechist, martyr, and Catholic saint. Born in 1794 in Seoul, Korea, she was beheaded on December 29, 1839, near Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pope Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Bénédicte Hyon Kyong-nyon is commemorated on December 29 and September 20.
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