Cecilia Yu So-sa

Who they were

At Seoul in Korea, Saint Cecilia Yu So-sa, martyr, who, a widow, deprived of her goods and arrested because of her faith, was interrogated twelve times and beaten until she died in prison, almost eighty years old.

The miracles

The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 23 November as a Korean widow who died in prison in Seoul after twelve interrogations and beatings for her faith.

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  “Among those named is Saint Elisabeth Chŏng Chŏng-hye, a virgin, daughter of Saint Cecilia Yu So-sa and sister of Saint Paul Chŏng Ha-sang.” — this site's research
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