Barbara Yi

{{Short description|Korean martyr (1825–1839)}} {{unreliable sources|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox saint|name=Barbara Yi|image=|imagesize=250px|caption=|titles=Martyr|birth_date=1825|birth_place=Songpa District, Seoul, Joseon|death_date={{death date and age|1839|05|27|1825|df=y}}|death_place=Prison in Seoul|feast_day=27 May|venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church|beatified_date=5 July 1925|beatified_place=|beatified_by=Pope Pius XI|canonized_date=6 May 1984|canonized_place=|canonized_by=Pope John Paul II|major_shrine=|attributes=|patronage=|issues=|suppressed_date=|honorific_prefix=Saint|prayer=|prayer_attrib=}} '''Saint Barbara Yi''' ({{Korean|hangul=이 바르바라|hanja=李巴巴拉}}; 1825–1839) was a 14-year-old Korean girl who was made a Catholic saint. She was imprisoned for her faith and died during her imprisonment on 27 May 1839, in Seoul, Joseon. She is one of the Martyrs of Korea canonized on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gachie |first=Laban Thua |date=2022-08-25 |title=St Barbara Yi - Feast Day - May 27 |url=https://catholicreadings.org/st-barbara-yi/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Catholic Daily Readings |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2015-12-12 |title=Santa Barbara Yi |url=https://terangiman.com/2015/12/12/santa-barbara-yi/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Terang Iman |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saints and Blesseds: B… – BD… |url=https://gcatholic.org/saints/data/saints-B.htm#66255 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=gcatholic.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Santa Barbara Kim |url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/54890 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Santiebeati.it |language=it}}</ref>

== Martyrdom == Barbara was put in prison for her faith. She suffered from typhoid fever in the prison. This disease caused excruciating pain and was very easily transmitted in prisons because of the unhealthy environment in crowded and cramped prison cells. Barbara suffered for one week, and died in prison in Seoul on 27 May 1839, at the age of 15.<ref name=":0" />

== Canonisation == Saint Barbara was venerated by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom) on 9 May 1925, Beatified on 5 July 1925 by Pope Pius XI and canonised on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint Barbara Yi |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-barbara-yi/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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