The Birth of Korean Catholicism
Friends, there is so much to write about concerning the history of the Korean Catholic Church and its noble martyrs and saints, but I will start with a brief overview of its early history, highlighting a few saints which I'll write more about on my Patreon . The birth of Catholicism in Korea happened as a result of the human search for God, that innate draw that God has placed in every person. In the late 1700s, the dominant ideologies in Korea were Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Scholars subscribing to these ideologies would attach themselves to different political factions and dispute with other factions. However, a few scholars of the time abandoned this fractious political life and retreated to the countryside to research more deeply into the question of Truth and the human condition. This group of scholars met in Chonjinam and Chuo-sa (sometimes referred to as the Bethlehem of Korea). There they studied the work of Yi Ik, a philosopher who had studied "The True Doct...