About this place
The Gwangju branch of the Missionaries of Charity is a women's religious community in Sinchon-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. The Catholic Church Directory in Korea confirms the Gwangju branch of the congregation at the same address as the package and gives its international name as Missionaries of Charity, abbreviated M.C.
The Missionaries of Charity were founded in Calcutta, India, in 1950 by St. Teresa of Calcutta, widely known as Mother Teresa. The congregation's official materials describe its central mission as the material and spiritual service of the poorest and most marginalized. The Korean Catholic directory records that the congregation entered Korea in 1981.
The Gwangju branch is therefore best understood not as an ordinary parish church, but as a religious community where the Missionaries of Charity live, pray, and continue their service to the poor. Changeable details about current members or specific service schedules are intentionally omitted.
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Building information
- Passenger elevators: 0
- 2 above-ground floors · 1 below-ground floors
- Approved for use in 2003
- Total floor area: 1,044㎡
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- 한국천주교주교회의 온라인 주소록
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Gwangju Archdiocese (Archdiocese of Gwangju)
Official website: https://www.gjcatholic.or.kr/
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