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Francis Kim Sa-jip

Martyr of Korea

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1802

Beatified

16 August 2014

by Francis

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Francis Kim Sa-jip was one of the martyrs of Korea. The list of the Korean martyrs published by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records that he was killed at Cheongju on 25 January 1802, at the age of 58; he was beatified on 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

He was 58 years old when he was killed at Cheongju for the faith.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

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