Saint Agatha Yi So-sa

In the heart of Seoul, amidst the shadows cast by a dynasty determined to root out the new faith, a family bond was forged in the fires of persecution. It was here that the story of Saint Agatha Yi So-sa unfolds, inextricably linked to the witness of her brother, Saint Petrus Yi Ho-yŏng. While the records of the Joseon dynasty often prioritize the public figures and clergy, the quiet courage of lay family members provides the backbone of the early Korean Church. Agatha’s life is defined not by a biography of solitary deeds, but by a shared destiny of fidelity, captured together with her sibling by the imperial guards in a moment that sealed their fate.