John Yi Yun-il

Saint John Yi Yun-il
Born1822
DiedJanuary 21, 1867 (aged 44–45)
Daegu, South Korea
Venerated inCatholic Church
Feast
  • January 21
  • September 20 (Roman calendar, along with The Korean Martyrs)

John Yi Yun-il (1822 – January 21, 1867) was a Korean Catholic who was killed during the 19th-century Korean persecution of Christians. He was a family man who made his living as a farmer and who also served as a catechist, i.e. a teacher of Christian religion.

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