Baeron [배론]

Baeron,as the name indicates resembles the shape of  boat surrounded by deep mountains and streams.It is located in Central region
This place is called the Catacombs of Korea.
During the early days of persecutions, the forefather of the our catholics's refuge in deep mountains was the Baeron where they made potteries of clay for their live hood.
The members of their families were separated from one another.They lost all their property
The pottery making not only helped with their live hood but also helped them in spreading the faith,pretending to be pottery vendors.
It was also an occasion for finding out information about the church and their separated families.The pottery-kilns were ideal places to hold religious services secretly.

The first historic incident to take place in Baeron was in 1801.
Hwang Sa young (1774-1801) and his long letter
There were ten seminarians at first,with a rector,Father Pourthie and a Professor Father Petitnicolas.The two French priests taught the students Latin and western learning.
Jang Nak-So taught Chineses literature who was a house owner.

Their suffering was enormous because of the unsanitary living conditions.
After the seminary was established Bishop Berneux,with the permission of the Holy See,consecrated Father Daveluy as his auxiliary Bishop in the same year.
Bishop Daveluy was placed in charge of printing catechism books and collecting historical facts of the martyred.

The French priests in Baeron,Besides their teaching duties,made great effort in editing the first korean-French Dictionary,initiated by Bishop Daveluy.
In the meantime,the great persecution of 1866 started.Bishop Berneux and five french priests in seoul as well as two French priests and Nak-so Chang in Baeron were all martyred.
As a result,The seminary was closed after ten years of operation and the seminarians were all dispersed and the korea-french Dictionary,the korean grammar books and book on medicinal herbs of the region were all burnt by the ignorant policeman.

Before the seminary was closed.Father yang-up Choi,the second korean priest,who had studied in Macau with Father Tae-Gon Kim,was about to die during his mission trip in MunKyong,he received the last rites from Father Pourthie,the French priest,who came all the way from Baeron,and died in the same day.
Father choi's body was brought to here in and was buried

Myojae[묘재]

Nam Jong-sam was beheaded outside of the small west gate in seoul.
He was so intelligent that he passed the government exam and became a high ranking regional governor.he was known to be a just government official.
But, because he could not offer sacrifices of the confucian trading according to his catholic conscience,he resigned from all government posts and came to Myojae to live.
Taewongun(the Lord Regent) tried to use the French missionaries to expel the Russian invasion in the north.The French Bishop could not be easily found at that time. So the impatient Lord Regent issued a decree to persecute the catholics.
Nam Jong-Sam  was also arrested here in Myojae. and he martyred and was canonized in 1984.

Mawon [마원]

Many catholics sought refuge from persecution in the mountains around Mun Kyong. however, soon even these quiet and peaceful villages were attached by the police.
In munkyon ,five christians were martyred and most of 33 killed at SanJu had in fact been apprehended in the munkyong region
among them, was a policeman,Mathias Park Sang-Kun  and his aunt Maria Hong.
Their relics were moved to Mawon martyr's Shrine in Munkyong County in 1985

yeon poong [연풍]

Saint Luke Hwang Sok-Du ,Augustine Chun who was martyred at the age of 28 and Chu Sun-Ok ,Gregory Kan, Martin Kim ,Matthew Kim and widower Kim Pyung-Suk also martyred.
Throughout the period of persecutions,many unknown martyrs gave final witness to the faith here.
in the persecution of 1866,Joseph Kim and paul Chun were strangled in the yeon Pung police Station.
Yeon Pung Martyr's Shrine is very near to Suanbo hot springs which is well-known tourist resort.Today,many pilgrims visit to Yeon Pung not only for inspiration and prayer but also to enjoy the mountains and hot springs