In 1984, the Pope canonized 103 martyrs in the first such ceremony outside Rome
In a historic departure from centuries of Vatican tradition, Pope John Paul II traveled to Seoul to honor those who laid the foundations of faith in the Korean Peninsula.
On May 6, 1984, Pope John Paul II canonized 103 Korean martyrs in Seoul, marking the first time a canonization ceremony took place outside of Rome in modern history. The group included Andrew Kim Taegon, the first native Korean priest, and many laypeople who were executed during the 19th century.
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