Institute of the Blessed Sacrament

About this place

The Gwanin Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity is listed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea as a women’s religious community belonging to the Diocese of Chuncheon. The congregation’s official English name is “Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity.” Located in Gwanin-myeon, this monastery is a local community in which the congregation continues its religious life and apostolic mission.

The Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity is a Korean-founded congregation established in 1956 by Father Lawrence Yoon Eul-soo. Its founding spirit seeks to embody the meaning of the Eucharist in daily life through “inbo,” a love that stands close to neighbors in need. The Gwanin Monastery is therefore not an independent parish, but a women’s religious community living the congregation’s prayer, common life, and service to others in the local area.

The directory’s designation “Gwanin Monastery” makes clear that this entry refers to a particular local community rather than to the Blessed Sacrament Sisters of Charity as a whole. A place description should therefore distinguish the verified identity of the present monastery from the wider history and apostolates of the congregation, rather than attributing all of the congregation’s works to this one location.