Peter Yu Tae-chol
Korean saint (1826–1839)
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Peter Yu Tae-chol (Korean: 유대철 베드로; c. 1826 – October 31, 1839) was one of the 103 canonised Korean Martyrs martyrs during the Gihae persecution of 1839, and a son of a government interpreter named Augustine Nyou Tjin-kil, also a martyr. His feast day is October 21, and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Augustin Yu Chin-gil Saint Father, Parent
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
- Roman Martyrology, 21 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno) — "A Seul in Corea, san Pietro Yu Tae-ch'ol, martire, che, a tredici anni..."; beatified 1925, canonized 6 May 1984 among the 103 Korean martyrs. Also santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92968.
- Wikidata Q1050694 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter Yu Tae-chol (CC BY-SA)
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