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Archaeological Site · South Korea

Gwanghwamun Beatification Site of 124 Martyrs

Seoul, North Gwanghwamun Square, Jongno-gu, South Korea

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

The public-square site of Pope Francis’s 2014 beatification of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 companions, transforming a landscape of former state power into a place of recognition and reconciliation.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

The public-square site of Pope Francis’s 2014 beatification of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 companions, transforming a landscape of former state power into a place of recognition and reconciliation.

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2014 beatification

Stand in the square where Pope Francis declared 124 Korean martyrs blessed.

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Reconciliation in public

Reflect on the official route’s theme of a place of persecution becoming a place of blessing.