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Cathedral · South Korea

Jeondong Cathedral

Jeonju, North Jeolla, South Korea

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

A landmark Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral built at a martyrdom site associated with Korea’s earliest Catholic witnesses.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

A landmark Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral built at a martyrdom site associated with Korea’s earliest Catholic witnesses.

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Cathedral raised on a martyr site

The church joins living diocesan worship to the ground where Catholics were executed.

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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.