Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
An international pilgrimage shrine remembering the many Catholics imprisoned and killed at Haemi during nineteenth-century persecution.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
An international pilgrimage shrine remembering the many Catholics imprisoned and killed at Haemi during nineteenth-century persecution.
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A landscape of martyrdom
The shrine interprets prison, execution and burial locations rather than reducing the witness to one monument.
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A verified national pilgrimage place
The Korean bishops’ national directory lists this destination among the country’s shrines, martyr sites and pilgrimage places.