Marian devotion
The parish of Bongnae, in the island district of Yeongdo, is dedicated to Santa Maria de los Angeles. The title contemplates the Mother of Jesus within the communion of all creation that praises God and recalls a Christian tradition especially loved by the Franciscan family.
Advocation: Santa Maria de los Angeles.
Korean name: Angel's Castle Maria · Cheonsadeurui Seong Maria.
Temple: 봉래성당 · Bongnae Catholic Church.
Address: 11 Daegyo-ro 6beon-gil, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49005, South Korea.
Parish Foundation: March 20, 1969.
Jurisdiction: Catholic diocese of Busan.
Coordinates checked: 35.093953, 129.044369.
An officially confirmed title
The Bishops' Conference of Korea Angel's Castle Maria, Santa Maria de los Angeles, as patronage of Bongnae. The document also confirms the diocese, the founding date and the direction.
There is no Mary's apparition linked to the place. A parochial dedication is documented, not a sanctuary of extraordinary phenomena.
A parish founded in 1969
The community was erected 20 March 1969. It is located in Yeongdo, territory closely linked to the port life of Busan.
The parish can offer a spiritual home to families, workers and people who come or leave, without this pastoral application replacing local history that still needs specific documentation.
The angels in the Christian faith
The Catechism teaches that angels are spiritual creatures that serve God and participate in his design. They are not independent divinities or impersonal forces.
His presence in Scripture is oriented to the message and work of God. The Christian faith avoids both denying their existence and making them the object of superstition.
Mary and the angel's announcement
In the announcement, Gabriel greets Mary and communicates the call of God. She listens, asks and responds freely with her availability.
The scene does not exalt the messenger above the message. It leads to the incarnation of Jesus Christ and to the obedient faith of Mary.
Angels in the life of Jesus
The Gospels mention the angels around the birth of the Lord, during the trial, in Gethsemane and before the empty tomb. They serve the mystery of Christ.
Holy Mary of Angels thus invites you to contemplate the Mother within a history of salvation whose center is her Son.
The Porciuncula and the Franciscan tradition
The Basilica of Santa Maria de los Angeles, in Assisi, holds the small church of the Porciuncula, a central place of Franciscan spirituality. Benedict XVI recalled his link with Saint Francis and the message of peace, fraternity and good.
This tradition illuminates the universal title, but does not in itself demonstrate Bongnae's institutional relationship with the Franciscan family.
A small and open house
The Porciuncula recalls that a modest space can become a place of prayer, conversion and sending. The fertility of a church is not measured only by its size.
A parish lives that spirit when it offers reception, listening and reconciliation without seeking prestige.
Fraternity by the port
The ports connect languages, cultures and trajectories. They also know separation, demanding days and lives marked by mobility.
Santa María de los Angeles can inspire in Bongnae a hospitality that receives abroad, care for workers and prevent the difference from becoming isolated.
Fe sin superstición
Devotion to angels is not intended to guess names, private messages or destinations. Christian discernment remains linked to the Scripture, liturgy and teaching of the Church.
Mary offers the model: she receives the announcement with responsible faith and directs her whole life to God.
Messengers of peace
The angels proclaim peace in the birth of Christ. That peace is not sentimentalism: it calls for reconciliation, protection of dignity and overcoming violence.
From a port open to the world, Bongnae can pray for sailors, migrants, separate families and peace throughout the Korean peninsula.
verified location for the map
The episcopal direction is 11 Daegyo-ro 6beon-gil. The mapping search by the Korean name identifies Bongnae Catholic Church in 35.093953, 129.044369 and reproduces the same address.
The marker corresponds to the parish complex of Yeongdo-gu, not to the generic centre of Bongnae-dong or to another temple of Busan.
To visit and pray
The first joyful mystery can be prayed for by those who need to hear and discern, and a ten by sailors, migrants and separate families. The hours should be confirmed directly before they come.
Bongnae is a parish dedicated to Santa María de los Angeles, not a place of apparitions. The visit must respect the cult and the community.
Prayer to Santa María de los Angeles de Bongnae
Santa María de los Angeles, keeps the parish of Bongnae and the families of Yeongdo. Teach us to listen to God's call, to discern with freedom and to serve with humility. Protect those who work at sea, welcome those who come from afar and make us instruments of fraternity, reconciliation and peace for Busan and all Korea. Amen.
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