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Barbara Yi
Catholic saint, one of the Korean Martyrs
SaintFull write-upDocumented cause
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1825
Died
1839
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, the holy martyrs Barbara Kim, widow, and Barbara Yi, a virgin fifteen years old: both held in prison for their faith in Christ, they died of the plague.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 27 May as a fifteen-year-old virgin who died of plague in prison at Seoul, held there for her faith in Christ.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Barbara Kim Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the holy martyrs Barbara Kim, widow, and Barbara Yi, a virgin fifteen years old: both held in prison for their faith in Christ, they died of the plague.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11687378 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Barbara Yi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.