Three pathways in central Seoul officially named holy Catholic sites
Three historic Catholic locations in central Seoul will be officially authorized by the Vatican as new world Catholic pilgrimage destinations, the Catholic Church's Seoul archdiocese said Wednesday.They will be the first Asian sites to be added to the list of world Catholic pilgrimage destinations when the Vatican officially bestows the recognition on Sept. 14 in a ceremony near Seosomun Park in central Seoul, which is currently under construction.The park area is one of the most symbolic Catholic sites in South Korea, as the greatest number of Catholics were martyred there in the final decades of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).The site is the starting point of the 5.9-kilometer "Pathway of Life" that leads up to the Gahoedong Catholic Church where the first Catholic mass was held in Korea.The route, along with two other pathways in central Seoul, respectively 8.7 km and 29.5 km in length, will be granted Vatican recognition later this month, according to the Archdiocese of Seoul.The three routes were initially designated in 2013 by Korean Roman Catholic Archbishop of Seoul Andrew Ye
Sep 5, 2018
