Saint Magdalene Son

1802–1840 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Madeleine Son So-byog (Korean: Bak Bong-son Magdalena) was a Korean Christian laywoman, born in 1802 in Seoul, Korea, who was beheaded on January 31, 1840, 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 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Madeleine Son So-byog is commemorated on January 31 and September 20.

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