Biography
Marie Won Kwi-im was a Korean Christian laywoman, born around 1818 in Yongmeo Ri, Goyang Gun, in the Gyeonggi province of Korea, who died by beheading on July 20, 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 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Marie Won Kwi-im is commemorated on July 20 and September 20.
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