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Shrine · South Korea

Samseongsan Martyrs’ Shrine

Seoul, 454-16 Hoam-ro, Gwanak-gu, South Korea

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

A mountain shrine where the remains of Bishop St. Laurent Imbert and Sts. Pierre Maubant and Jacques Chastan rested for 58 years after their 1839 martyrdom.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

A mountain shrine where the remains of Bishop St. Laurent Imbert and Sts. Pierre Maubant and Jacques Chastan rested for 58 years after their 1839 martyrdom.

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Three missionary martyrs

Remember the bishop and two priests who surrendered themselves and were executed during the 1839 persecution.

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Former burial landscape

The shrine marks decades of hidden burial before the martyrs’ remains were transferred.