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Also known as

• Caecilia Yu So-Sa
• Jechillia Yu So-Sa

Memorial

• 23 November
• 20 September as one of the Marytrs of Korea

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Married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Mother of Saint Paul Chong Hasang and Saint Jung Hye. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

• 1761 in Seoul, South Korea

Died

• 23 November 1839 in Bo-jeong Prison, Seoul, South Korea of injuries following repeated whippings

Venerated

• 9 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 6 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI

Canonized

• 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cecilia Yu Sosa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 November 2022. Web. 18 April 2024. <>