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Cathedral · South Korea

Myeongdong Cathedral

Seoul, 74 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, South Korea

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul and symbolic heart of Korean Catholicism, with a crypt designed to receive martyrs’ remains and now preserving twelve martyrs’ relics.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Seoul and symbolic heart of Korean Catholicism, with a crypt designed to receive martyrs’ remains and now preserving twelve martyrs’ relics.

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Martyrs’ crypt

Pray near the relics of eight canonized saints and four other martyrs preserved beneath the cathedral.

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Korean Catholic center

Begin the route where the growth from persecuted community to a public Church is made visible.