Blessed Barbara Jeong Sunmae
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
3 July; 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea
Born
1777 in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Died
3 – 4 July 1801 in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Beatified
15 August 2014 by Pope Francis
Venerated
7 February 2014 by Pope Francis (decree on martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Barbara Jeong Sunmae was a lay woman martyr in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. She was born in 1777 in Yeoju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Barbara Jeong was a convert to Catholicism and dedicated her life to the faith.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2014-08-15 by 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis
Feast Days
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