Saint Maria Yi Indok
Also known as: Maria Yi In-Deok
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 Maria Yi Indok, also known as Maria Yi In-Deok, was a young lay woman who lived in the apostolic vicariate of Korea during the 19th century. She was born in 1819 in Seoul, South Korea, in a period of intense persecution against Catholics. Maria Yi Indok was deeply devoted to her faith from an early age and actively participated in the Catholic community despite the risks involved....