Weekly Mass Schedule
Korean
Select a Mass time to view sources or report a change.
About this place
Yeonggwang Catholic Church is a parish church of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in Yeonggwang-eup, Yeonggwang County, within the Gwangju Gwangsan 2 district, with St. Robert Bellarmine as its patron. Archdiocesan materials state that a parish was first established in Yeonggwang in 1937, later closed for a period, and re-established in 1965.
Catholic history in Yeonggwang reaches much further back than the parish itself. Yi Hwa-baek and an unidentified woman from Boksan-ri are remembered as having been martyred in Yeonggwang during the 1801 Sinyu Persecution. In recognition of this history, the Archdiocese of Gwangju designated Yeonggwang Catholic Church as its first “Martyrs Memorial Church” on September 16, 2010. A memorial gate and statues were added in 2014, followed by a martyrs memorial exhibition hall on the church grounds in 2017.
Yeonggwang Catholic Church therefore has a dual identity: it is an active local parish and also a memorial place preserving the memory of early Catholic faith and martyrdom in Yeonggwang. Ordinary parish worship and ministry, together with remembrance of the martyrs, form the central meaning of the site.
Korean Catholic Places Encyclopedia
Start the first record for Yeonggwang Catholic Church
No public encyclopedia article is available for this place yet. Help document its Catholic history and stories with verifiable sources.
Encyclopedia articles are currently available in Korean.
Would you like to record this place in your pilgrimage passport?
Sign in to keep this record with you.
Accessibility information
Accessibility information is not available yet. Please check with the location before visiting.
Sources and updates
- Information Status
- Official
- Source
- Diocese source
- Data freshness
- Fresh
- Last updated
- Source
- Francisco Diary
Diocese
Gwangju Archdiocese (Archdiocese of Gwangju)
Official website: https://www.gjcatholic.or.kr/
Help verify information
Did the Mass schedule or church information change?
Let us know if you confirmed the displayed information or noticed something different.
Information Status: Official source
Visited here? Share details about toilets, parking or ramps.
Sign in to leave a visitor check.
Sign in to confirm the schedule or report a change.
Reports are saved for review. Mass times are changed after evidence such as official sources is checked, not automatically based on visitor confirmations.