Solmoe Martyrs Shrine
솔뫼성지
History · San 45-3,Songsan-ri, Ugang-myeon, Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do
Nearby stations and stops
- Bus stop 솔뫼다목적센터 · straight-line 162m
- Bus stop 솔뫼성지주차장 · straight-line 188m
Straight-line distance; the actual walk is longer · Data as of 2025-10-31
Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport nationwide bus stop locations
- Admission
- Not provided
- Hours
- Mass hours 07:00 / 11:00* Advanced reservation required for attending group mission ceremony
- Closed
- Not provided
- Parking
- Parking available
- Available
- Pets
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- Accessibility
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- Data status
- Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI · Source updated: 2026-08-03 · Collected: Not provided
Located in Chungcheong-do,"Solmoe" 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 when he was seven, he escaped persecution by following his grandfather to Handeok-dong, Yongin. Furthermore, it is where four generations of ancestors such as his great-grandfather Kim Jin-hu (martyred in 1814), great uncle Kim Han-hyun (martyred in 1816), father Kim Jae-jun (martyred in 1839), and priest Kim Dae-gun himself (martyred in 1846) lived. He was chosen as a theological student there 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.
In the area
Christianity 2 of 10 attractions in Dangjin-si
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Source: Korea Tourism Organization TourAPI