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Stephen Min Kuk-ka
Korean Roman Catholic saint and martyr
SaintFull write-upDocumented cause
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1787
Died
1840
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Seoul in Korea, Saint Stephen Min Kuk-ka, martyr, who, a catechist, had his throat cut in prison for his Christian faith.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 January as a catechist killed in prison at Seoul for his faith.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7610000 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Stephen Min Kuk-ka (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.