Seo Sang-ryun, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Seo Sang-ryun

Korean Christian minister

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1848

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Seo Sang-ryun

  • Seo Sang-ryun (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???; RR: Seo Sang-ryun; MR: So Sang-ryun, 1848-1926), along with his brother Seo Sang-u (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???; RR: Seo Sang-u; MR: So Sang-u), founded the first Protestant church in Korea in 1884.
  • It was established in the village of Sorae, Hwanghae province, where his uncle lived.Seo Sang-ryun was involved in the trade of ginseng in Manchuria and fell ill, coming close to death.
  • He would be nursed back to health by the Scottish Protestant missionary John Macintyre and baptized by John Ross.
  • Seo would later assist Ross in the translation of the gospel of Luke, helping to produce the first translation of the Bible into Korean.

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