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Magdalene Cho
Korean martyr, catholic saint
SaintDocumented cause
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1807
Died
1839
Beatified
5 July 1925
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
Madeleine Cho (Korean: 조막달레나, romanized: Jo Magdallena) was a Korean Christian laywoman and saint. She is known as one of the Korean Martyrs of the 19th century.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Catherine Yi Saint Parent, Mother
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Agatha Chŏn Kyŏng-hyŏb Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Carl Cho Shin-ch'ŏl Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Columba Kim Hyo-im Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Ignace Kim Che-jun Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Iulietta Kim Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Magdalene Hŏ Kye-im Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam I-gwan and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for…” — this site's research
- Magdalene Pak Pong-son Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Perpetua Hong Kŭm-ju Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for Christ, died…” — this site's research
- Sebastian Nam I-gwan Saint“At Seoul in Korea, the passion of Saints Sebastian Nam I-gwan and nine companions, martyrs, who were beheaded for the Christian faith after cruel tortures; also commemorated with them are the holy martyrs Lucy Kim, Catherine Yi, widow, and her daughter Magdalene Cho, virgin, who, having been put in prison for…” — this site's research
Sources
- santiebeati.it - Santi Martiri Coreani (Andrea Kim Taegon, Paolo Chong Hasang e 101 compagni) — "Maddalena Cho" is named in the list of the 103 Korean martyrs canonized by John Paul II on 6 May 1984; group memorial 20 September, as in our record.
- Wikidata Q4516984 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Madeleine Cho (CC BY-SA)
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