Catholic Tourist

Shrine · South Korea

Nogosan Martyrs’ Site

Seoul, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, South Korea

ShrineCatholic Korea: Martyrs & Mission collectionSeoul Catholic Pilgrimage collection

Why pilgrims come

What makes this Catholic place significant

A memorial on Sogang University grounds recalling Catholics who risked their lives to recover martyrs’ abandoned bodies and give them temporary burial.

Catholic contextShrineSeoul, South Korea
Research trail1 catalog sourceVerification date not listed
Pilgrim planningConfirm before travelingWorship times and access can change
TraditionCatholic

What to notice

Look closely at the place and its story

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Courage after martyrdom

Honor believers who secretly recovered and buried the bodies of fellow Catholics.

02

Memorial on campus

The surviving stop is a memorial rather than a tomb with remains still present.

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.