Yakhyeon Catholic Church
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Coordinates: 37°33′33″N 126°58′02″E / 37.5591°N 126.9673°E
| Yakhyeon Catholic Church | |
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| 약현성당 | |
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| Location | Seoul |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Yakhyeon Catholic Church (약현성당) is historic church of the Jungnim-dong, Jung District, Seoul. The parish is a part of the Archdiocese of Seoul. The official name is church of St. Joseph.
History[]
The church was established in 1892 by the French Catholic missionary Fr. Eugene Jean Georges Coste of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris, as a result of Korea gaining religious freedom in 1886.
It was the first Catholic church to be established in the city, and it was the first Gothic-style church in Korea.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Yakhyeon Catholic Church, Korea's First Western-Style Church : Knowing Korea". www.knowingkorea.org. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
External links[]
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- (in Korean) Yakhyeon Catholic Church Official Website (Korean)
Categories:
- Jung District, Seoul
- Churches in Seoul
- Roman Catholic churches completed in 1892
- 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in South Korea
- 1892 establishments in Korea