SAINT
saint-laurent-joseph-marius-imbert
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, affectionately known in Korea as Bishop Laurentius Bum Sehyeong was a Roman Catholic French bishop in Asia. He was most notable for his Christian missionary work among the Koreans, he was appointed by Pope Gregory XVI in August 1836 when first Bishop Barthélemy Bruguière died in Manchuria.
feast Day
09-21
birth Date
1796-03-23
death Date
1839-09-21
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
6 May 1984
canonized By
Pope John Paul II
feast Month
9
feast Day Of Month
21

