St. Cecilia Yu
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Birth: 1761
Death: 1839
Beatified: July 5,1925
Canonized: May 6, 1984 by Pope John Paul II
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Cecilia Yu So-sa was born in Seoul, , in 1761. Cecilia was a married woman, her children were the Saints Hasang Paul Chong and Jung Hye. When Cecilia was widowed, she was deprived of all her possessions and imprisoned because of her Christian faith. Twelve times she was brought to trial and many times was subjected to flogging. Eventually she died in Bo-jeong prison on Nov. 23.
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