Syalteureuseongbaoreu Convent Kominetgwan Hall

This convent was built in 1915 by Bishop An Se-hwa with the help of Father Robert. In 1912, while working with Father Robert, Bishop An Se-hwa requested the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in France to send nuns to care for orphans and the elderly and to run medical work. When the dispatch of nuns was decided in 1914, construction of the convent began, and the following year, 1915, the Daegu Convent of the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres was established with the completion of Kominetgwan Hall. The building site was donated by Seo Sang-don, a Catholic who was a leading figure in the Daegu National Debt Redemption Movement; the building was designed by Father Robert, and the construction work was carried out by Chinese workers. It is a Western-style building close to the Romanesque and Gothic styles, and it is significant for having introduced Western architectural style together with brick-laying techniques. It is also a building that embodies the history of Catholicism in Daegu and the changing course of its architecture, and it still retains its appearance from that time to this day.

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Jung-gu, Daegu

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Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료