| Nabawi [³ª ¹Ù À§]
This located at near the Kum River,is the place where Kim Tae-Gon landed
with Bishop Ferreol and Father Daveluy on Oct 12,1845,shotly after becoming
the first korean priest.
Yosan [¿© »ê ]
In 1868,many catholics were hunted down there and in the hills and valleys
around KumSan , Chinsan and Kosan area.However,among the many martyrs
killed at here,only 22 are known by name.
Many were beheaded at SupjungYi and market place and others were dispatched
Yosan prison by a differently But equally lethal mode of execution
Wet rice applied paper was spread over the face of the helpless victim,causing
a slow death by suffocation.
ChonHo [õ ȣ]
By 1840, many catholics had already fled to the foothills of Chon Ho Mountain
in north Jeollla Province.
They were able to form a christian community there and the ChonHo Mission
also continued its catholic tradition to this day.
The grave of three martyrs are located over here;
Saint Peter Son Seon-Ji Bartholomew Jung Mun-Ho and Joseph Han Wan-Seo
They
had been arrested together and were martyred in 1866 at SupJungYi near
here
SupjUngYi [½£ Á¤ ÀÌ]
Jeon Ju was the cradle of catholicism for the South-western.
In 1784,the apostle of this region,Augustine Yu Hang-Gum who was a major
figure in korean church history,began his evangelization of the area.
Major churchmen killed here included
In 1839, Peter Shin Dae-Bo , Yi Dae-Kwon, Yi Il-on ,Jung Tae-Bong , and Peter
Kim Tae-Kwon
In 1866, there were the Saints,Bartholomew Jung Mun-Ho ,peter Son Seon-Ji Joseph
Han Won-Seo,Peter Cho Hwa-Seo ,Peter Yi Myung-Seo and peter Jung Won-Ji
PungNam-Mun [dz ³² ¹®]
This is the JeonJu's south Gate where leaders of church,such as Augustine
Yu Hang-Gom,who was the apostle of South-western region.and the first
korean martyrs,Paul Yun Chi-Jung and james Kwan Sang-yon who refused to
offer sacrifices to their faith.
The head of Augustine Yu was impaled on a pike at the tower of this Gate
as a public warning to the peoples and catholics.
ChiMyongJa-San [Ä¡¸íÀÚ »ê]
This is a mountain peak burial site for six members of Augustine Yu Hang-Gom
's family who were martyred in 1801.
In 1797,John Yu Jung-Chul ,the eldest son of Augustine Yu,married Lutgarda
Yi Sun-Yi a women of noble birth from seoul.Father James Chu Mun-Mo blessed
the marriage.Although married,the couple wished to fulfill their lifelong
desire to live a life of virginity which was not easy in the society of
those days.
However,the couple did live for four years in a manner as a Joseph and
mary had until received into glory in the ShinYu Persecution of 1801.
For this reason, this area often called ;
" The mountain of Lutgarda" taken from christian name in respect
and admiration for her virture.After their martyrdom the two holy virgins
were buried in the family burial plot of the husband.
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