RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert

1796 - 1839

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Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (Born: 23 March 1796 – Died: 21 September 1839), affectionately known in Korea as Bishop Laurentius Bum Sehyeong (Korean: 범세형 라우렌시오) 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert is the 2,086th most popular religious figure (up from 2,283rd in 2019), the 3,197th most popular biography from France (up from 3,837th in 2019) and the 170th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 2,086 out of 3,187. Before him are Aram I, Bertha of Kent, Laura Montoya, Benedict Biscop, Qadi Iyad, and Eugenio Dal Corso. After him are Eduardo Francisco Pironio, Paul Cremona, Berthold, Carlos Aguiar Retes, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, and August Hlond.

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Among people born in 1796, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 34. Before him are August von Platen-Hallermünde, John Stevens Henslow, David Roberts, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Johann Christian Poggendorff, and Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky. After him are William H. Prescott, Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Horace Mann, Fernán Caballero, Manto Mavrogenous, and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel. Among people deceased in 1839, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 28. Before him are Lord William Bentinck, Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Dorothea von Schlegel, Maurice de Guérin, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, and Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. After him are Gaspard de Prony, Lady Hester Stanhope, Denis Davydov, Giuseppe Valadier, Joseph-François Michaud, and Yuriy Venelin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 3,197 out of 6,770. Before him are Bertha of Kent (550), Jacques Pills (1906), Jean Richepin (1849), Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746), Pierre Daniel Huet (1630), and Firmin Abauzit (1679). After him are Maria Deraismes (1828), André Gobert (1890), Sandrine Bonnaire (1967), John II, Count of Nevers (1415), Violette Szabo (1921), and Eustace I, Count of Boulogne (1010).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 170. Before him are Peter Fourier (1565), Jean-Pierre Ricard (1944), Prosper Guéranger (1805), Audomar (600), Bénézet (1165), and Bertha of Kent (550). After him are Pierre Robert Olivétan (1505), J. F. Oberlin (1740), Flodoard (894), Pasquier Quesnel (1634), Fernando Ocáriz Braña (1944), and Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741).

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