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Parish Church · South Korea

Yakhyeon Catholic Church

Seoul, 447-1 Cheongpa-ro, Jung-gu, South Korea

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

Seoul’s second parish and Korea’s earliest surviving Gothic-style Catholic church, serving as a pilgrimage church for nearby Seosomun and preserving martyrs’ relics and historical objects.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

Seoul’s second parish and Korea’s earliest surviving Gothic-style Catholic church, serving as a pilgrimage church for nearby Seosomun and preserving martyrs’ relics and historical objects.

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Historic Gothic church

See an early public Catholic church built after legal toleration began.

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Seosomun pilgrimage church

Continue the martyrdom-site visit in a living parish with relics and historical interpretation.