Catholic Tourist

Archaeological Site · South Korea

Left Police Bureau Site

Seoul, 28 Donhwamun-ro, Jongno-gu, South Korea

Archaeological SiteCatholic Korea: Martyrs & Mission collectionSeoul Catholic Pilgrimage collection

Why pilgrims come

Walk through the Christian history preserved in these stones

A civic marker at the former Left Police Bureau, one of the Joseon institutions where Catholics were detained, interrogated and killed during persecution.

Catholic contextArchaeological SiteSeoul, South Korea
Research trail1 catalog sourceVerification date not listed
Pilgrim planningHistoric or devotional destinationNo regular Catholic worship schedule is attached to this record
TraditionCatholic

What to notice

Look closely at the place and its story

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Witness under interrogation

Pause where Catholics were pressured to renounce the faith.

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Historical marker

No shrine building survives here; the pilgrimage meaning belongs to the documented events at the former bureau.

How to read this page

Sources, tradition, and what is verified

Source trail1 cited catalog source

No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.

Editorial standard

This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.