Gochang Gaegap Martyrs’ Shrine

Diocese of Jeonju Martyrdom Site

Gochang Gaegap Martyrs’ Shrine

91, Seonun-daero, Gongeum-myeon, Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea

A spacious pilgrimage site located near themonastery of 최여겸 마티아(Blessed Matthew Choi Yeogyeom) and the StableChapel.

Stable Chapel (외양간 경당)

This place was once the well-known Gaegap Marketplace, where 최여겸 마티아(Blessed Matthew Choi Yeogyeom) was beheaded and martyred. It is designated asGochang County Local Cultural Heritage No. 1. At the center stands a memorialtower symbolizing the martyr ascending to heaven, and the Way of the Crossencircles the shrine grounds. The exact site of Blessed Matthew Choi’sexecution is marked within the shrine.


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About the Saint

Blessed Matthew Choi Yeogyeom

tirelessly evangelized those around him, guidingmany to the faith. When the 1801 신유박해(Shin-yu Persecution) brokeout, he was arrested and subjected to interrogation and torture, yet heremained unwavering. He was martyred by beheading at the Gaegap Marketplace atthe age of 38