Marian devotion
In the Sinam district of Daegu, a parish founded at the end of the Japanese occupation is dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima. His history brings together prayer for peace, community perseverance and a significant closeness to the world of care for the sick.
Advocation: Our Lady of Fatima.
Official Korean name: The Sacred Heart Patima-ui Seongmo Maria.
Temple: 신암성당 · Sinam Catholic Church.
Address: 2 Ayang-ro 11gil, Dong-gu, Daegu 41198, Kora del Sur.
Official Foundation: December 20, 1945.
Jurisdiction: Catholic archdiocese of Daegu, second vicar.
Religious community: Hermanas Benedictinas Misioneras de Tutzing.
Coordinates checked: 35.8834476, 128.620802.
Official patronage
The Episcopal Conference of Korea expressly records the Mom and sonOur Lady of Fatima, as patron of Sinam. The same directory confirms the direction, the founding date and the religious community.
The identification does not depend on a similarity of names: a photographic chronicle of the temple also recognizes the patronage and shows the visible presence of the image of Fatima.
A foundation in December 1945
The parish was officially founded 20 December 1945, a few months after the liberation of Korea. It is one of the ancient Marian communities of contemporary Daegu.
No specific foundational circumstances are attributed here without accessible parish documentation. The official date alone allows it to be placed at a decisive moment of social and ecclesial reconstruction.
Fatima and prayer for peace
The apparitions of Fatima were found in 1917 during World War I. His message calls for prayer, conversion, penance and trust in God's mercy.
In a community born after years of occupation and on the eve of new divisions on the Korean peninsula, that invitation to pray for peace acquires a particular resonance. This is a spiritual reading of the context, not a documentary explanation of the choice of patronage.
The three little shepherds
Lucia dos Santos and his cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto were children when they testified to the meetings of Cova da Iria. The Church canonized Francis and Jacinta in Fatima on May 13, 2017.
His little one remembers that spiritual life does not depend on social power. Listen, offer suffering and pray faithfully can transform an ordinary existence.
The Rosary as a School of the Gospel
The request to pray daily the Rosary occupies a central place in the message of Fatima. Each mystery contemplates Christ with the look of Mary.
The serene repetition does not seek to escape the world. Educates memory, pacifies the heart and prepares to respond with works to the wounds of the family and society.
Unafraid conversion
Pope Francis warned in Fatima of an image of Mary who threatens or punishes. The Virgin is Mother and leads to hope founded on Christ.
Christian penance is not to seek harm, but to abandon sin, to repair evil and to learn to offer the inevitable difficulties with love.
A visible image in the neighborhood
The available photographs show an image of Our Lady of Fatima on the high part of the parish set. The external presence makes the patronage within the urban landscape recognizable.
The image does not replace sacramental life or charity. It works as a silent call to prayer, especially for those who pass by the temple.
The neighboring Hospital of Fatima
A story published by Maeil Shinmun explains that the health centre initiated in Sinam by the Missionary Benedictines of Tutzing was named Fatima. The chronicle mentions both the donation of a Marian image and the image on top of the nearby Sinam church.
The data documents a shared Marian memory in the environment. It does not mean that hospital and parish are the same institution or that there is currently an administrative unit between them.
The Missionary Benedictines of Tutzing
The episcopal directory records this congregation in the parish. The same religious family developed in Daegu a well-known health work, understood as an integral service to the person.
Without assigning current unverified parish tasks, their presence allows them to contemplate the Benedictine union of prayer, work, hospitality and care.
A living community
The episcopal record records 2,531 faithful, no dependent station and a pastoral territory comprising Sinam 1 and 3, in addition to part of Sinam 4.
These figures are administrative and may vary. They help to understand the local scale, but do not replace the reality of each family, every older person and every new believer.
verified location for the map
The official address is 2 Green-ro 11-gil, Dong-gu. The nominal mapping, contrasted with the name and direction, places the church in 35.8834476, 128.620802.
The marker corresponds to the parish temple, not to the Fátima Hospital located to the north or to the approximate center of the Sinam district.
To visit and pray
The parish appears active, but the times spread on blogs or networks may change. They should be confirmed directly before moving.
The visit can be offered for peace on the Korean peninsula, for the sick and for those who work in their care. The Rosary can conclude with a concrete decision of reconciliation or service.
Prayer to Our Lady of Fatima of Sinam
Our Lady of Fatima, keeps the parish of Sinam and the city of Daegu. Teach us to pray for peace, to convert the heart and to care tenderly for those who suffer. He accompanies the sick, strengthens their families and blesses those who care for them. Always lead us to Jesus Christ, hope of the world. Amen.
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