[Gwangju] Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery (양림동 선교사 묘지)

💡 Overview

The Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery is the final resting place of 23 missionaries who brought Christianity to Gwangju and led the movement to free the nation from under Japanese colonial rule. Yangnim-dong in Gwangju Metropolitan City was the main area in which Priest Bae Yu-ji and Dr. Clement Owen carried out their work as the first missionaries to Jeollanam-do.

📋 Detailed Information

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Source: Korea Tourism Organization

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