Blessed Petrus Jo Yongsam

Also known as: Peter

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

27 March; 20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea

Born

Yanggeon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Died

27 March 1801 in Cheongju, Chungcheong-do, South Korea

Beatified

15 August 2014 by Pope Francis

Venerated

7 February 2014 by Pope Francis (decree on martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Petrus Jo Yongsam, also known as Peter, was a layman martyr in the Apostolic Vicariate of Korea. He was born in Yanggeon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, and lived during a particularly challenging period in the history of Catholicism in Korea.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2014-08-15 by 15 August 2014 by Pope Francis

Feast Days

March 27 September 20

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