Inje Catholic Church

Inje Cathedral is a Catholic church belonging to the Diocese of Chuncheon in Inje-gun and is a religious facility designated as a nationally registered cultural heritage site on February 14, 2019. It is located in a religious center with Hyanggyo, Protestant churches, and temples located nearby. It is the first cathedral established in the northwestern part of Gangwon-do, north of the 38th parallel, with the aid of the US military after the Korean War.
After the armistice, the parish was established on June 26, 1954. Immediately after the war, when there were almost no buildings in Inje-eup, it was built at the current location, the highest place in Inje-eup, and serves as a landmark of Inje-gun.
Inje Cathedral was built using the concrete foundation of the existing building, whose superstructure was destroyed by artillery fire during the Korean War. In particular, the method of constructing the main church and rectory as one building is a unique form that cannot be seen in other contemporary cathedral buildings and is of great significance as an important architectural feature unique to Inje Cathedral.
The interior of the cathedral is simple and cozy. The back of the altar is decorated with stained glass, letting in beautiful light and brightening the altar. Pictures of the 14th Station of Jesus' Passion were hung on the left and right sides of the altar, allowing people to think about the footsteps of Jesus Christ when praying.
In addition, Inje Cathedral established a nursing home in 1986 to provide free care to elderly women living alone, and the nuns of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres run a community of love where they pray and serve.

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