Saint Lucia Kim Nusia

1818–1839 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Lucy Kim Nusia (Korean: 김 루치아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1818 in Gangcheon, near Seoul, Korea, and died by beheading on July 20, 1839, in 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 Lucy Kim Nusia is commemorated on July 20 and September 20.

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