Seven Catholic missionaries were executed in the19th century. This prompted the French to send a punitive expedition to Korea in 1866 to exact justice for the death of the missionaries.
The first church in Japan was built in Hirado in 1551, a year after Francis arrived in Japan. The ruins of the first church are located in Sakigata Park.
Built by the French during the colonial times, this church stands on top of Mount Bokor in Kampot, a province in southwest Cambodia bordering Vietnam to the south.
The cathedral was built right across the Istigla Mosque, which is Jakarta's largest mosque. This demonstrates the Indonesians' respect for religions and cultures.
