Statue of Virgin Mary at the Gamgok Maegoe cathedral
Statue of Virgin Mary at the Gamgok Maegoe cathedral

The Solmoe Shrine is one of Pope Francis’s stops in Korea. This shrine is the birthplace of St. Andrew Father Kim Dae Geun, the first priest in Korea who was born in 1821 and ordained at the age of 25 in China.

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