About this place
Vatelot Education Center is a place for faith formation and retreats operated by the Sisters of Christian Doctrine. The congregation describes it as a “field of faith education” that embodies the educational mission of its founder, Father Jean-Baptiste Vatelot, and the Catholic Church Directory in Korea lists it among the retreat and prayer houses of the Archdiocese of Daegu.
The center hosts gatherings that share the congregation's spirituality, youth vocation meetings, and individual retreats that connect faith and daily life. It is therefore not a territorial parish but a religious apostolic center that supports the inner growth of Catholics and young people through education, spirituality, and retreat.
History & origins
The Catholic Church Directory in Korea records February 2011 as the date of establishment of Vatelot Education Center. The name and mission of the center come from the educational spirituality of Father Jean-Baptiste Vatelot, founder of the Sisters of Christian Doctrine.
According to the congregation's official history, Father Vatelot began an educational apostolate for girls and young people who had little access to schooling in the Lorraine region of France, and in 1722 he opened a school at Bruley. He also devoted himself to the spiritual and professional formation of teachers, and this educational mission became central to the identity of the congregation. The sisters came to Korea in 1966.
Vatelot Education Center in Daegu was established to continue that long educational tradition in the local Church through faith formation and retreats. Since its establishment in 2011, the center has served as a place where the congregation's educational charism is expressed through spiritual formation, retreats, and gatherings in the Daegu area.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 1
- 4 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2011
- Total floor area: 1,984㎡
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- 한국천주교주교회의 온라인 주소록
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