Agatha Yi Kyong-i
St. Agatha Yi Kyong-i (1814–1840) is a Korean saint and martyr. She was born in a Catholic family. She married a eunuch; her bishop advised her to separate from her husband, and she went to live with St. Agatha Kwon Chin-i because her mother was too poor to support her. She converted her family to the Christian faith, visited and helped many Catholics, and wanted to be a martyr for her faith. Agatha was arrested with Chin-i and a servant girl, and placed under house arrest. Their guards, "who had pity on them", helped all three women escape. The servant girl, however, was re-captured, and told her captors where the other women were hiding; they were re-arrested and the guards who helped them escape were punished by their superiors. They were severely tortured and beaten, "but they would no
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Agatha Yi Kyong-i
St. Agatha Yi Kyong-i (1814–1840) is a Korean saint and martyr. She was born in a Catholic family. She married a eunuch; her bishop advised her to separate from her husband, and she went to live with St. Agatha Kwon Chin-i because her mother was too poor to support her. She converted her family to the Christian faith, visited and helped many Catholics, and wanted to be a martyr for her faith. Agatha was arrested with Chin-i and a servant girl, and placed under house arrest. Their guards, "who had pity on them", helped all three women escape. The servant girl, however, was re-captured, and told her captors where the other women were hiding; they were re-arrested and the guards who helped them escape were punished by their superiors. They were severely tortured and beaten, "but they would no
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1909-07-05
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1984-05-06
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Korea
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Danggogae Martyrs’ Shrine
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Yi Kyong-i Agatha
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