Anna Pak Agi

Anna Pak Agi (; 1782 – 24 May 1839) is one of 103 Korean Martyrs. Her feast day is May 24, and she is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on 20 September.

Biography Anna Pak A-gi [Agi] was born in 1783 in Gangcheon, Joseon. Her family was Catholic. Anna was naturally slow, and she had great difficulty in learning about religion. She consoled herself by saying, "Since I cannot know my God as I should desire to do, I will at least endeavor to love Him with all my heart."

She married a Christian, Frans Tae Mun-haeong. They had two sons and three daughters. She felt particular devotion in meditating on the Passion of our Lord: the sight of his five wounds was sufficient to draw tears from her eyes. After this, Anna was beatified on 5 July 1925 following her death in prison after refusing to renounce her Catholic faith. She was later canonized by Pope John Paul II, in Seoul, South Korea, as one of the Korean Martyrs.