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Samseongsan Holy Ground 삼성산성지

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454-16, Hoam-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 강남구 삼성로108길 20 (삼성동))

During the Gihae Persecution of 1839, three French Catholic priests were sentenced to death for spreading Catholicism in Korea. Saint Laurent Joseph Marius Imbert (Bishop), Saint Pierre Philibert Maubant (Priest), and Saint Jacques Honore Chastan (Priest) were beheaded on September 21, 1839 at Saenamteo (currently Saenamteo Catholic Holy Place of the Martyrs) and their bodies were buried at Samseongsan Mountain and later transferred to the grotto of Myeondong Cathedral.

Utilization information

・Maximum Occupancy : More than 100 people

・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-875-2271

・Closed : N/A (Open all year round)

Admission Fees

Free

Facilities for the Handicapped

Not available

Access

1) Sillim Station (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 4.
Walk straight for 155m and take Bus 5522A.
Get off at Samseongsan Holy Ground (Samseongsanseongji) Bus Stop (9 bus stops away).
Walk toward Samseong Youth Center and then the holy ground will be located next to the youth center (within 260m from the bus stop).

2) Seoul Nat'l Univ. (Gwanak-gu Office) Station (Seoul Subway Line 2), Exit 3.
Walk for 166m and take Bus 5517 or 6515 and get off at Samseong Holy Ground (Samseongsanseongji) Bus Stop (11 bus stops away).
Walk toward Samseong Youth Center and then the holy ground will be located next to the youth center (within 260m from the bus stop).

454-16, Hoam-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul


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