Saint Catherine Yi

1783–1839 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Catherine Yi (Korean: 이 가타리나) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born around 1783 in Seoul, Korea, and died in September or October 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 a group of 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Catherine Yi is commemorated on September 26 and September 20.

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