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Solmoe Holy Ground 솔뫼성지

+82-41-362-5021
solmoe.or.kr

132, Solmoe-ro, Ugang-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do

'Solmeo' gets its name from a small cluster of pine trees. The first Korean priest, Saint Kim Dae-gun Andrea was born here on August 21, 1821 and continued to live until he was seven to escape from persecution by following his grandfather to Handeok-dong, Yongin (Golmaemashil). Furthermore, it is where four generations of ancestors such as his great-grandfather Kim Jin-hu (martyred in 1814), great uncle Kim Han-hyun (1816), father Kim Jae-jun (1839), and priest Kim Dae-gun himself (martyred in 1846) lived.

He was chosen as a theological student in Golmaemashil and studied in Macao. In 1846, he was ordained as priest by Bishop Ferréol in Shanghai, Kim Ga Hang Cathedral. After his return to Korea, he worked in Yongin until September 1846 when he was tried, executed and died a martyr when he was only 26. Pope Johannes Paulus II appointed him a saint during his visit to Korea in May 1984. In Solmoe, Priest Kim Dae-gun’s statue and a memorial stands underneath the pine trees and his remains are placed inside the nearby cathedral.

Utilization information

・Information : Kim Dae-gun Andrea memorial hall, pine tree forest, church, etc.

・Information : • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-41-362-5021~2

・Parking Facilities : Available

・Operating Hours : 09:00-17:00

Admission Fees

Free

Available Facilities

Kim Dae-gun Andrea memorial hall, outdoor Catholic Church, and etc.

Interpretation Services Offered

Not available

Access

[Express Bus]
1. From Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal, take an intercity bus going to Hapdeok Bus Terminal (합덕공용버스터미널).
* Departing schedule: 06:38, 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00 (runs 8 times a day)
* Travel time: approx. 1 hr 40 min.

2. Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Hapdeok Bus Terminal (합덕공용버스터미널)
* Departing schedule: 18:10 (runs once a day)
* Travel time: approx. 1 hr 50 min.

From Hapdeok Terminal, either walk to Solmoe Holy Ground by feet (travel time: approx. 20 min) or take a taxi (솔뫼성지) (travel time: approx. 3 min).

132, Solmoe-ro, Ugang-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do