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Encyclopedia > Catholic University of Korea
Catholic University of Korea
Hangul: 가톨릭대학교
Hanja: - - 大學校
Revised Romanization: Gatollik Daehakgyo
McCune-Reischauer: Kat'ollik Taehakkyo

The Catholic University of Korea is a leading Roman Catholic institution of higher education in South Korea. It operates campuses in the capital, Seoul, and in neighboring Bucheon City. The university operates a medical school, and has eight affiliated hospitals in major cities of the region. Hangul is the native alphabet used to write the Korean language, as opposed to the Hanja system borrowed from China. ... Hanja (lit. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Seoul is the capital of South Korea and was, until 1945, the capital of all of Korea. ... Bucheon is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...


History

The university traces its roots to St. Joseph's Seminary, founded before Christianity was legalized, in 1855 in Baeron, a Catholic refuge in modern-day Jecheon, North Chungcheong province. After the legalization of Christianity, the school moved to Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in 1887, and was renamed Songsim Christian Seminary. A hospital associated with the seminary was opened in 1936. The seminary become Songsim College in 1947, and the medical school was established in 1954. The name was later changed to Catholic College. Songsim Women's College was founded in 1964; the two colleges were merged in 1990 to form the present-day entity of Catholic University. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jecheon is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. ... North Chungcheong is a province in the centre of South Korea. ... Yongsan-gu is a district of Seoul, South Korea. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1954 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


See also

A list of major institutions of higher education in South Korea. ... This is a list of Wikipedia articles on Korea-related people, places, things, and concepts. ... In South Korea, education is highly regarded. ...

External link

  • Official school website

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