We walked up the steps of Myeongdong Cathedral, facing the cathedral, and met in front of the red mailbox on the right
☘ You need to book a docent program in advance, and June 6 was the last one for the first half of the year.
☘ Bring 3.5 mm earphones (round jack)
Myeongdong Cathedral was completed in 1898 and consecrated to the Immaculate Conception on May 29th.
This site was the beginning of Kim Bum-woo’s Myeongryebang.
At first, it was called Jonghyeon Cathedral (Hill of the Bell)
The space under Myeongdong Cathedral gets its name from the year of construction, 1898
If you look down on the city from the cathedral hill, you can see Gyeongbokgung Palace on the left and Changdeokgung Palace on the right.
Namsan Tower can be seen in the back.
Unlike European architecture, it has a central axis from top to bottom.
Black ash buttresses and red bricks create contrast and balance
Rib-bolted ceiling (point buttress)
The entrance door to the cathedral is a relief by Choi Eui-soon
It is divided into three main sections.
The top part is the Mother of God and Jeong Yak-jong.
The middle part is the Foreign Missionary Procession on the left and the Park Happy Nan Procession on the right.
The lower part depicts the Virgin Mary, orphans, and the sick and elderly.
At first, the weight of the gate prevented it from being installed, but after renovation, it was installed after 22 years.
Reflecting on the timing of God’s permission
This is a full body statue of Father Kim Dae-gun.
He is holding the Okjung letter written in Korean, the only one in Korean among the 21 letters he wrote himself.
A stand-in slice depicting a rose window and the birth of Baby Jesus
Below it is a Renaissance painting of the 79th martyr’s robes.
It shows Father Kim Dae-gun and the boy Lee Dae-chul Peter.
The stained glass under the rose window shows Jesus and the 12 apostles
In the painting of the Myeongryebang Assembly, people from all walks of life are gathered together.
The meaning of the empty seat is that we can all be the ones to fill it and complete it.
You can see the figure of Lee Seung-hoon Kim Bum-woo on the wall.
Portrait of Kim Bumwoo
The eight petals of the lily pads are the number 8, the number of resurrection.
Below it, St. Benedict’s sash has the words “Get thee away, Satan.”
The stained glass window with the text of the 15th lesson of the Rosary makes you feel that the Bible is written in light.
The Fourteen Apostles Mural is an oil painting by Jean Valjean that depicts the 12 apostles, minus Judas, with Paul, Barnabas, and Matthias added.
Believers’ Stone Window
Inside the bronze main entrance is a stained glass window commemorating the 44th World Eucharistic Congress.
Three doves, representing the Grapevine Trinity, surround the Blessed Sacrament of the Cross
The interior of the cathedral is decorated with twelve red doyu crosses
Pope John Paul II visited Korea in 1984 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Korean Catholicism and the beatification of the 103rd saint.
The underground cathedral houses parts of six saints and four martyrs
Restoration by Father Kim Dae-gun over time
The sculpture on the pillar is of Paul holding a long sword and being cut to death
In the Shrine of the Virgin Mary, the first marble statue of Our Lady of Lourdes in Korea is located.
She is the main patron saint of Myeongdong Cathedral
By Choi Chang-jun