Peter Yu Tae-chol (Korean: 유대철 베드로; c. 1826 – October 31, 1839) was one of the 103 canonised Korean Martyrs martyred during the Gihae persecution of 1839,[citation needed] and a son of a government interpreter named Augustine Nyou Tjin-kil, also a martyr. His feast day is October 21,[1] and he is also venerated along with the rest of the 103 Korean martyrs on September 20.
Saint Peter Yu Tae-chol 유대철 베드로 | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1826 Ipjeong, South Korea |
| Died | October 31, 1839 Seoul, South Korea |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 6 June 1925 by Pope Pius XI |
| Canonized | 6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | October 21; September 20 |
| Peter Yu Tae-chol | |
| Hangul | 유대철 베드로 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yu Daecheol Bedeuro |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Taech'ŏl Pedŭro |
After giving himself up, he was beaten, tortured with hot coals and then sent to prison, where he was strangled at the age of 13.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Roman Martyrology" (in Italian). The Vatican.
- ^ "Peter Liou". The New Glories of the Catholic Church. London: Richardson and Son. 1859. pp. 99–100. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ 유대철 베드로 Archived 2012-12-19 at archive.today
Bibliography
edit- The Lives of the 103 Martyr Saints of Korea 33: Saint Yu Tae-chol Peter (1826 ~ 1839), Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea Newsletter No. 53 (Winter 2005).
- “Saint Petrus Yu Tae-Ch’ol“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 June 2018. Web. 24 December 2018.
