Catholic Tourist

Parish Church · South Korea

Yakhyeon Catholic Church

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

Parish ChurchRelicsCatholic Korea: Martyrs & Mission collectionSeoul Catholic Pilgrimage collection

Why pilgrims come

What makes this Catholic place significant

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.

Catholic contextParish ChurchSeoul, 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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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.

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.