Laurent Imbert

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Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert
St. Laurent Imbert
St. Laurent Imbert
Born March 23, 1796 ( Marignane )
Deceased September 21, 1839 ( Seoul )
beatification 1925 by Pope Pius XI.
canonization May 6, 1984 by Pope John Paul II.
Holiday 21st September
Place of worship Shrine of the Korean Martyrs

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert MEP (born March 23, 1796 in Marignane , † September 21, 1839 near Seoul ) was a French Roman Catholic missionary and bishop. He was canonized in 1984 .

Life

Imbert joined the Paris Mission, studied in Aix-en-Provence and was ordained a priest on December 18, 1819 . He worked in Sichuan from 1820 before working in Singapore, Malaysia and Macao between 1821 and 1825. After the Congregation De Propaganda Fide proposed him for missionary work in Korea, Imbert voluntarily decided to do the job.

Pope Gregory XVI appointed him on April 26, 1836 titular Bishop of Capsus and Vicar Apostolic of Korea. The following year he left China and received episcopal ordination in Korea . During Imbert's work, the number of Catholics in Korea rose from around 6,000 to just under 10,000. In February 1839, the persecution of Christians began in Korea, so that the Vicar Apostolic in Suwon had to go into hiding with a catechist living there.

On August 11, 1839, Imbert surrendered to government officials to avoid further arrests among the country's Catholics. Despite the use of torture, he did not renounce his belief. On September 21, 1839, he and two other French missionaries were executed by beheading in Saenamteo, an area north of what was then the metropolitan area of ​​Seoul.

Beatification and Canonization

Laurent Imbert's canonization was initiated in September 1857. Pope Pius XI beatified him in 1925. On May 6, 1984, he was canonized by John Paul II , who was on a trip through Asia, in Seoul together with 102 other Korean martyrs. Imbert's feast day is September 21, the day of his execution. The Saenamteo area, where the execution took place, is now a memorial and pilgrimage site

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Remarks

  1. ↑ The day of episcopal ordination is unclear; Catholic-Hierarchy names May 14, 1837, santiebeati.it names July 14, 1837
predecessor Office successor
Barthélemy Bruguière MEP Vicar Apostolic of Korea
1836–1839 		Jean Ferréol MEP
personal data
SURNAME Imbert, Laurent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Imbert, Laurent-Joseph-Marius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French Roman Catholic missionary and bishop
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Marignans
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1839
Place of death near Seoul