A family from our church set up a Christmas walk at a local Catholic Church in Anseong, Gyeonggi-do. The church has the life of Christ chiseled into stone tablets all around the property. The detail of the sculptures was astounding and beautiful! There were plaques under all the stones with descriptions, but everything was written in Korean, so the couple that invited all of us to attend with them, had found scriptures and hymns to go along with each sculpture. It was a very sacred and spiritual morning. We solemnly went from sculpture to sculpture listening and viewing the life of Christ. Below are some pictures of the beautiful stones!
At then end of the life of Christ walk, we ended at the church. We were able to go in and see the beautiful stained glass. The church was a beautiful church.
We were welcomed by the little Korean nuns. They even graciously took a picture with us.
Later I learned that this beautiful Holy Site was a place where the Korean Catholics came, in secret, to worship to avoid persecution during the late Joseon Dynasty. The church itself is a memorial to a priest who was executed at the age of 26 and was forbidden a funeral. The memorial is surrounded by 15 sculptures that we were able to behold.
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