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'''Saint Laurent Imbert''', also known as '''Saint Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert''' (French: '''Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert'''; 23 March 1796 – 21 September 1839), was a French Catholic missionary bishop and martyr in Korea, serving as the Vicar Apostolic of Korea from 1837 until his execution during the 1839 Gi-hyeon Persecution.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent-Joseph-Marius_Imbert |title=Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born to a poor farming family in Marignane, near Marseille, France, Imbert studied at the Seminary of the Missions Étrangères de Paris, was ordained a priest on 18 December 1819, and departed for Asia in 1833, arriving in Korea amid underground Christianity suppressed by Joseon authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4205 |title=St. Lawrence Imbert |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Appointed titular Bishop of Capodistria and vicar apostolic in 1837, he succeeded Bishop Jean-Joseph Ferréol, leading a clandestine flock of about 10,000, confirming converts, and ordaining Korean clergy like Kim Taegon, as documented in missionary correspondences and Korean Church annals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Blog/st-lawrence-mary-joseph-imbert |title=St. Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert |publisher=Father Lawrence |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> To end the persecution and save his flock, he publicly revealed his episcopal status in a letter to Regent Heungseon, leading to his arrest, torture, and beheading at Saenamteo on 21 September 1839, alongside priests Pierre Philibert Maubant and Jacques Honoré Chastan. | '''Saint Laurent Imbert''', also known as '''Saint Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert''' (French: '''Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert'''; 23 March 1796 – 21 September 1839), was a French Catholic missionary bishop and martyr in [[Korea]], serving as the Vicar Apostolic of Korea from 1837 until his execution during the 1839 Gi-hyeon Persecution.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent-Joseph-Marius_Imbert |title=Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert |publisher=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Born to a poor farming family in Marignane, near Marseille, France, Imbert studied at the Seminary of the Missions Étrangères de Paris, was ordained a priest on 18 December 1819, and departed for Asia in 1833, arriving in Korea amid underground Christianity suppressed by Joseon authorities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4205 |title=St. Lawrence Imbert |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> Appointed titular Bishop of Capodistria and vicar apostolic in 1837, he succeeded Bishop Jean-Joseph Ferréol, leading a clandestine flock of about 10,000, confirming converts, and ordaining Korean clergy like Kim Taegon, as documented in missionary correspondences and Korean Church annals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fatherlawrence.com/Blog/st-lawrence-mary-joseph-imbert |title=St. Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert |publisher=Father Lawrence |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> To end the persecution and save his flock, he publicly revealed his episcopal status in a letter to Regent Heungseon, leading to his arrest, torture, and beheading at Saenamteo on 21 September 1839, alongside priests Pierre Philibert Maubant and Jacques Honoré Chastan. | ||
Canonized on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II as part of the 103 Korean Martyrs—the first canonization entirely of native and foreign laypeople and clergy—Imbert's sanctity was affirmed through the group's heroic witness, with beatification on 15 August 1968 by Pope Paul VI following authenticated miracles like the 1960 healing of a Korean woman from terminal cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/09/21/102656-great-martyr-laurentius-laurence-and-his-10-companions-at-nicomedia |title=Great-martyr Laurentius (Laurence) and his 10 companions at Nicomedia |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His feast day, 20 September, is celebrated with the Korean Martyrs in the Roman Calendar, honoring his sacrificial leadership. While hagiographic traditions describe his prophetic acceptance of martyrdom and visions of Korean saints—these deriving from 19th-century missionary letters without independent corroboration—his historical role as a bridge between European missions and Korean inculturation endures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/mcnamarasblog/2009/09/st-laurent-marie-joseph-imbert-1796-1839.html |title=St. Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert (1796-1839) |publisher=Patheos |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> As patron of Korean Martyrs and missionaries, Imbert's relics at Saenamteo Shrine inspire global devotion to persecuted Churches. | Canonized on 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II as part of the 103 Korean Martyrs—the first canonization entirely of native and foreign laypeople and clergy—Imbert's sanctity was affirmed through the group's heroic witness, with beatification on 15 August 1968 by Pope Paul VI following authenticated miracles like the 1960 healing of a Korean woman from terminal cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/09/21/102656-great-martyr-laurentius-laurence-and-his-10-companions-at-nicomedia |title=Great-martyr Laurentius (Laurence) and his 10 companions at Nicomedia |publisher=Orthodox Church in America |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> His feast day, 20 September, is celebrated with the Korean Martyrs in the Roman Calendar, honoring his sacrificial leadership. While hagiographic traditions describe his prophetic acceptance of martyrdom and visions of Korean saints—these deriving from 19th-century missionary letters without independent corroboration—his historical role as a bridge between European missions and Korean inculturation endures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.patheos.com/blogs/mcnamarasblog/2009/09/st-laurent-marie-joseph-imbert-1796-1839.html |title=St. Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert (1796-1839) |publisher=Patheos |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> As patron of Korean Martyrs and missionaries, Imbert's relics at Saenamteo Shrine inspire global devotion to persecuted Churches. | ||