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Simon Kim Gye-wan

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

Simon Kim Gye-wan 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 Seoul on 29 January 1802; 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 put to death for the faith at Seoul on 29 January 1802.

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.

Connected on this site

Juliana Kim Yeon-i Blessed
“When a new persecution broke out in December 1800, Juliana sheltered Simon Kim Gye-wan in her house at Columba's request, and the following year, when the persecution edict was proclaimed, she also took in Alexius Hwang Sayeong, putting herself in danger.” — this site's research

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.