Blessed Petrus Jo Yongsam
Also known as: Peter
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 27
Died
March 27, 1801
Beatified
15 August 2014 by Pope Francis
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.