Myeongdong Cathedral
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Myeondong Cathedral (Korean 명동성당, hanja:明洞聖堂)
was the first cathedral built in the Republic of Korea. Built during the Joseon era, under the supervision of the French catholic priest Eugene Coste. Land for the building was purchased in 1883, and Emperor Gojong held the ceremony of laying the first stone in 1892. However, because of the Sino-Japanese war, and the subsequent death of father Coste, the inauguration of the cathedral was postponed until May of 1898, when it was finally baptized and consecrated to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin. The initial name of Jonghyeon Cathedral 종현성당(鐘峴聖堂) was changed to conmemorate the 1945 liberation from Imperial Japan and changed to the present Myeongdong Cathedral.
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