Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery
양림동 선교사 묘지
Jeonnam-Gwangju
The Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery is the final resting place of 23 missionaries who brought Christianity to Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City and led the movement to free the nation from under Japanese colonial rule. Yangnim-dong in Jeonnam-Gwangju Special 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 Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City. 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.
Source: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (No Modification)
Details
- Address
- 77, Jejung-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
- Website
- www.namgu.gwangju.kr
