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.
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As part of his outreach, Priest Bae Yu-ji established the Jennie Speer Memorial School for Girls. Dr. Owen dedicated himself to serving the church and providing medical care along with his wife, who was a nurse.

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.

Intro

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Contact

• ☎️+82-62-607-2333
• 🏠www.namgu.gwangju.kr

Directions

[Subway]
Culture Complex Station (Gwangju Subway Line 1), Exit 3.
Go straight 500m towards Seonam University Hospital.
Cross the bridge, turn left, and go straight 250 m towards Sajik Park.
After passing Yangnim Police Station, you will see a sign for the Honam Theological University on the right.

[Bus]
From Gwangju U-Square Bus Terminal, take Bus Cheomdan 09 and get off at Chonnam National University Hospital Bus Stop.
Walk approx. 1.2km towards Sajik Park.