Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert

French Catholic missionary and saint

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1796

Place of Birth: Marignane, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1839

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest, martyr

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, MEP (23 March 1796 – 21 September 1839), sometimes called Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert and affectionately known in Korea as Bishop Imbert Bum (Hangul: Bum-Se-Hyeong) was a French missionary bishop in Asia.
Most notable among the Koreans, he was appointed by Pope Gregory XVI in August 1836 when first Bishop Barthélemy Bruguière died in Manchuria. Eventually, he was executed in the Kingdom of Joseon for his Catholic faith; it is estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 were killed for their faith in 19th-century Korea—the Korean Martyrs.
103 of them, including Imbert, were canonized by the Catholic Church as saints in 1984.
His feast day is 21 September, and he is also venerated with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on 20 September.