Saint Agatha Kwon Chini
Also known as: Agata Gweon Jim-I
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 31
Died
January 1, 31
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Agatha Kwon Chini, also known as Agata Gweon Jim-I, was a married lay woman and one of the Martyrs of Korea. She was born in 1820 in Seoul, South Korea, during a turbulent period in Korean history when Catholics were persecuted for their faith. Agatha Kwon Chini lived a devout and pious life, despite the difficulties faced by Catholics in her country....