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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert has received more than 37,253 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert is the 2,289th most popular religious figure, the 3,837th most popular biography from France and the 194th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 2,289 out of 3,187Before him are Arsacius of Tarsus, Benito Arias Montano, Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni, Philibert of Jumièges, Juraj Drašković, and Cheng Yen. After him are Abraham of Smolensk, Hugh of Champagne, Philadelphus of Byzantium, François de Laval, Elia Dalla Costa, and Gregory II of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 46Before him are George Catlin, Anton Pann, Juan Esteban Pedernera, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Antun Mihanović, and Philippe Buchez. After him are Fernán Caballero, Leopold II, Prince of Lippe, Francis Crozier, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Stefano Franscini, and William H. Prescott. Among people deceased in 1839, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 34Before him are Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, Maurice de Guérin, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Bhimsen Thapa, Giuseppe Valadier, and Joseph-François Michaud. After him are Yuriy Venelin, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Benjamin Morrell, José María Heredia y Heredia, and Alexander Odoevsky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 3,837 out of 6,770Before him are Michèle Alliot-Marie (1946), Marc Riboud (1923), Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet (1736), Coline Serreau (1947), Marcel Langiller (1908), and Thomas Murner (1475). After him are Maurice Scève (1501), François de Laval (1623), Jean-François Stévenin (1944), André Gedalge (1856), Jean Desmarets (1595), and Jules Méline (1838).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ranks 194Before him are Louis Bourdaloue (1632), Christophe Pierre (1946), Marie-Dominique Chenu (1895), Marie of the Incarnation (1599), Chlodulf of Metz (null), and Philibert of Jumièges (608). After him are François de Laval (1623), Nicolas Trigault (1577), Jean de Brébeuf (1593), Marie-Eugénie de Jésus (1817), Peire Cardenal (1180), and Ratramnus (800).