Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery (양림동 선교사 묘지)

Published 2012-05-16 Updated 2021-05-27 View 7059

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gwangju Nam-gu, Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery (양림동 선교사 묘지) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

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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.

Located nearby is a monument dedicated to Priest Bae Yu-ji and the Owen Memorial Building, built in honor of Dr. Owen and his grandfather. Both memorials are cultural assets and particularly prized by locals of the Christian faith.