St. John's Church, Seongnam

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St. John's Church
성요한성당
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37°22′9″N 127°8′53″E / 37.36917°N 127.14806°E / 37.36917; 127.14806Coordinates: 37°22′9″N 127°8′53″E / 37.36917°N 127.14806°E / 37.36917; 127.14806
LocationSeongnam
CountrySouth Korea
DenominationCatholic
Websitewww.stjohn.kr
History
StatusParish church
Founded7 January 1993 (1993-01-07)
Administration
DioceseSuwon
St. John's Church
Hangul
성요한성당
Hanja
聖요한聖堂
Revised RomanizationSeong Yohan Seongdang
McCune–ReischauerSŏng Yohan Sŏngdang

St. John's Church (Korean: 성요한성당), also known as Bundang Church (Korean: 분당성당), is a Roman Catholic church located in Bundang, Seongnam, South Korea. Founded in 1993, it was constructed as a mixture of both modern as well as gothic-style architecture. It features a replica of Michelangelo's Pietà; one of only three in the world officially authorized by the Vatican.[citation needed] The church is part of the Diocese of Suwon.[1]

The church has a unique spiral stairway (instead of stairs) that features an accompanying spiraling mural which begins with the biblical story of creation in Genesis at the base of the walkway, including the life events of Jesus, His Passion and ending with illustrations from the Acts of the Apostles. The building was one of the churches to host the Sistine Choir on its first visit to South Korea in 2017.[2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Bundang Church of St. John". GigaCatholic. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  2. ^ "The oldest choir on earth is coming". Maekyung (in Korean). 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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