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Peter Cho Hwa-sŏ
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Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1815
Died
1866
Beatified
6 October 1968
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
In the territory of Tiyen-Tiyou in Korea, Saints Peter Cho Hwa-so, father of a family, and five companions, martyrs, who, though tempted by the mandarin with promises and tortures to deny the Christian religion, held firm until they were beheaded.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 December as a father of a family beheaded in Korea with five companions.
Connected on this site
- Joseph Cho Yun-ho Saint Child
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4516988 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.