Saint Petrus Yu Chongnyul
Also known as: Peter Yu Chong-nyul; Peteuro Yu Jeong-nyul
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 17
Died
February 1, 17
Canonized
6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
6 October 1968 by Pope Paul VI
Biography
Saint Petrus Yu Chongnyul, also known as Peter Yu Chong-nyul or Peteuro Yu Jeong-nyul, was a married layman and father who lived in the apostolic vicariate of Korea during the 19th century. Born in 1837 in Taphyen, Yulli county, near Pyongyang, North Korea, he would go on to become a devoted Christian and a martyr for his faith. Petrus Yu Chongnyul was a devout Catholic who took his faith seriously....