Korean Martyrs Blessed Clergy Congregation

About this place

The Korean Martyrs’ Clerical Congregation site in Samjuk-myeon, Anseong, is registered in the official Catholic directory under the subsidiary designation “Novitiate.” It is a separate community with a different address and function from the congregation’s seminary in Paltan, Hwaseong, and its defining role is to provide the period of novitiate formation for those entering religious life.

The Clerical Congregation of the Blessed Korean Martyrs seeks a life of consecration to Christ and service to the Church and society in the spirituality of the Korean martyrs. In the novitiate, candidates learn the basic practices of religious life, community, liturgy, prayer, and spiritual discernment, receiving the distinctive spirit of the congregation into their own way of life.

The official designation “Novitiate” distinguishes this place from both a parish church and a seminary. Its focus is less on a particular academic program than on learning religious life and discerning a vocation, so it is best understood as a distinct house of formation with a role different from the congregation’s Paltan seminary.