Myeongdong Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, informally known as Myeongdong Cathedral, is the national cathedral of the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • Also known as: “천주교서울대교구주교좌명동대성당”
  • Address: 명동길 74, 서울특별시, 명동2가, 중구, 04537

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul and Youngnak Presbyterian Church.

Church
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Seoul is a Metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church comprising the metropolitan area of , , whose province comprises parts of South Korea and all , yet depends on the missionary Dicastery for Evangelization. is situated 110 metres west of Myeongdong Cathedral.

Church
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is a church in , South Korea. It was founded on 2 December 1945 by Kyung-Chik Han, who later won the 1992 Templeton Prize. is situated 170 metres east of Myeongdong Cathedral.

Castle
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Deoksugung, also called Deoksu Palace or , is a former royal palace in , South Korea. It was the first main palace of the 1897–1910 Korean Empire and is now a major tourist attraction. is situated 1 km west of Myeongdong Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cho-dong and Sogong-dong.

Quarter
is a legal dong of , South Korea. It is governed by its administrative dong, .

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is a dong of , South Korea.

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Sogong-dong is a dong of , South Korea.

Myeongdong Cathedral

Latitude
37.56327° or 37° 33′ 48″ north
Longitude
126.98726° or 126° 59′ 14″ east
Open location code
8Q98HX7P+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 355630939
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q487036
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Myeongdong Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية ميونغ دونغ”
  • Chinese: “Bêng-tōng Sèng-tông”
  • Chinese: “明洞主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “明洞圣堂”
  • Chinese: “明洞天主教堂”
  • Chinese: “明洞聖堂”
  • Dutch: “Myeongdong Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ميونج دونج”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de la Senmakula Koncipiĝo de Seulo”
  • French: “cathédrale de Myeong-Dong”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Myeongdong de Séoul”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Myeongdong”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Séoul”
  • French: “Cathédrale Myeong-Dong”
  • French: “Cathédrale Myeongdong”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Myeongdong”
  • Indonesian: “Myeongdong cathedral”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Myeong-dong”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Myeongdong”
  • Japanese: “明洞聖堂”
  • Korean: “명동 대성당”
  • Korean: “명동 성당”
  • Korean: “명동 주교좌 성당”
  • Korean: “명동대성당”
  • Korean: “명동성당”
  • Korean: “종현성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis immaculatae conceptionis Seulensis”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia cathedralis Nostrae Dominae Immaculatae Conceptionis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bêng-tōng Sèng-tông”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Myeong-dong”
  • Russian: “Собор Мёндон”
  • Russian: “Собор Непорочного Зачатия Пресвятой Девы Марии”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Virgen Maria”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de la Virgen María”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ng Myeongdong”
  • Turkish: “Myeongdong Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Мьондон”

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