<table id=cafe_editor_main_table_color bgColor='#e4f7ba' cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 width=100%><tr><td id=cafe_editor_main_table class=text><p style="text-align: center;"><br></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0);"></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0); font-size: 14pt;">Korean bishop consecrates diocesan martyrs' shrine </span><!--Search Word Highlight--><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0); font-size: 14pt;"> </span></strong></p><span style="color: rgb(102, 75, 0);"></span><div style="width: 100%; height: auto; float: left;"><h3 class="printexcerpt" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> Violent persecution occurred in several spurts throughout the 19th century in Korea </h3></div><div style="width: 100%; height: auto; float: left;"><div style="width: 22%; height: auto; margin-top: 20px; float: left;"><h4> June 2, 2016 </h4></div></div><div class="share_box"><!--<div class="share_1">
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</p></div></div></div><div class="printcontent"><p>Bishop Peter Lee Ki-heon of Uijeongbu consecrated the diocese's first martyr shrine in the South Korean city of Yangju where five martyrs lost their lives for their faith.</p><p><br></p><p>Some 500 Catholics, including Yangju mayor Lee Seong-ho, attended the May 28 ceremony led by the bishop.</p><p><br></p><p>The diocese has tombs of martyr Saints Nam Jong-sam and Hwang Sa-young but there were previously no shrines dedicated to martyrs.</p><p><br></p><p>During the 1866 Byeongin Persecution, John Kim Yun-oh and his wife Martha Kwon, Maria Kim Maria and Park Seo-bang were also martyred at the site of the shrine, which is located in the former Yangju office site of the Joseon Dynasty.</p><p><br></p><p>Augustine Hong Song-won also died there during the Mujin Persecution in 1868.</p><p><br></p><p>Widespread, violent persecution occurred in several spurts throughout 19th century Korea. It is believed that more than 10,000 Christians were martyred during those periods.</p></div><div class="re_box"><h4 style="margin-bottom: 3px;">Related Reports</h4><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ucanews.com/news/korean-church-opens-holy-doors-to-honor-martyrs/75337"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Korean church opens holy doors to honor martyrs </font></u></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ucanews.com/news/korean-cardinal-prays-for-peace-amid-escalating-tensions/75573"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Korean cardinal prays for peace amid escalating tensions </font></u></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ucanews.com/news/korean-martyr-of-sweat-named-venerable-by-pope-francis/75962"><u><font color="#0066cc"> Korean 'martyr of sweat' named venerable by Pope Francis </font></u></a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></li></ul></div><p><br></p></tr></td></table>
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16/05/28 Korean bishop consecrates diocesan martyrs' shrine - Violent persecution occurred in several spurts throughout the 19th century in Korea
