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Peter Yu Chŏng-nyul
Korean martyr, catholic saint
SaintResearchedDocumented cause
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1836
Died
1866
Beatified
6 October 1968
unverified
Canonised
6 May 1984
unverified
Who they were
At Pyongyang in Korea, Saint Peter Yu Chŏng-nyul, martyr: a father of a family, while he was reading the Gospel at night to the faithful gathered in the catechist's house, he was arrested and, flogged to death, died for Christ.
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 17 February as a father of a family flogged to death for Christ at Pyongyang.
Connected on this site
- The Korean Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11818271 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.