Saint Cecilia Yu So-sa

1761–1839 · Modern

Feast day: September 20

Biography

Cecilia Yu So-sa (Korean: 유소사 체칠리아) was a Korean Christian laywoman, martyr, and saint, born in 1761 in Seoul, Korea, who died in prison on November 23, 1839, in Seoul. Recognized as a martyr and beatified in 1925 by Pius XI, she was solemnly canonized in Seoul by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984, along with a group of 102 other Korean martyrs. Saint Cecilia Yu So-sa is commemorated on November 23 and September 20.

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