Sights · 77, Jejung-ro,
Yangnim-dong Missionary Cemetery (양림동 선교사 묘지)
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About
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.
Getting there
77, Jejung-ro, Nam-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI). Details can change; check the official site before you go.