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Seoul Myeongdong Catholic Church Historic Private Walking Tour
Seoul Myeongdong Catholic Church Historic Private Walking Tour
Seoul Myeongdong Catholic Church Historic Private Walking Tour
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Highlights
Myeongdong is a must-visit place for tourists who visit Korea. Myeongdong is located at the heart of Seoul and famous for shopping with trendy beauty items, fashion, and tasty food. There is a Korean Catholic Church " Myeongong Cathedral " in the middle of. It has been 200 years that catholic was introduced by Korean Confucius scholars as a western study. But It became a religion and repressed by the government. Thus there are many Catholics were executed and martyred throughout the Korean history. It is 103 canonized and 124 beatified. Korean first community started on the site of Myeongdong cathedral. It built 1898 as a first brick church in Gothick style.
Underneath the church, there is a crypt for 7 saints name Bishop Imbert, Fr. Chastan, Fr. Maubant, Antonio Kim Sung-woo, Francisco Choi Gyeong-whan, and two unknown martyrs. All these 7 martyrs were executed at Saenamteo in 1839. The blood of saints nourished and fertilized Korean Catholic Church.
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Myeong-dong Cathedral
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWelcome to Myeongdong Cathedral, the beautiful historic church that serves as the heart of Catholic history in Korea. Korean Catholicism has a truly unique story. Unlike almost every other country, it was not started by foreign missionaries. Instead, about 250 years ago, local Korean scholars found Western books and began studying them simply as an academic subject. As they read, they were deeply moved by the ideas of equality and spiritual truth. Entirely on their own—long before any foreign priests arrived—these scholars chose to accept these ideas as their personal faith and started the first Catholic community in Korea. On this tour, you will discover this amazing story. We will take you on a journey from the early days of this self-started faith, through times of severe government persecution, to the cathedral’s modern role as a powerful symbol of freedom and human rights.
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