Back to the Jerusalem of the East: The Underground House Church of North Korea by Martin Luther

Author:Martin, Luther [Martin, Luther]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2012-01-18T16:00:00+00:00

Fig. 2. Jeoldusan (“Beheading Mountain”) is the cli ff on which countless Catholics were beheaded during the great persecution of 1866. The bodies were thrown into the Han River below, which ran red with the blood of the martyrs. Today the Jeoldusan Martyr’s Shrine sits atop the site.

Fig. 4. The graves of Horace G. Underwood—the first Protestant missionary to enter and reside in Korea (1885)—and several family members. The Underwoods are famous for their medical work in Korea and the establishment of what would later become Yonsei University.

Fig. 5. An old postcard showing an aerial view of Pyongyang and Daedong River in the 1930s ( Archives )

Fig. 7. 1 Kim Il Sung’s family before leaving for Manchuria in 1920. From left to right: Kim Sung-Ju (a.k.a. Kim Il Sung); his father, Hyoung-jik; brothers Young-Ju and Chul-Ju (both killed by the Japanese); and his mother, Kang Banseok (whose name means “the Rock,” referring to Christ). ( North Korean Archives )

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