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John Yu Mun-seok
Martyr of Korea
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1801
Beatified
16 August 2014
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
John Yu Mun-seok was one of the martyrs of Korea. The list of the Korean martyrs published by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records that he was killed at Jeonju on 4 November 1801, at the age of 17; he was beatified on 16 August 2014 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was 17 years old when he was killed at Jeonju for the faith.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-coreani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 August 2014
- Wikidata Rbc56a42f — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.