Seo Sang-ryun (, 1848–1926), along with his brother Seo Sang-u (), founded the first

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church in

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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

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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

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, helping to produce the first translation of the

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into Korean.

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Korean Presbyterians 1848 births 1926 deaths Joseon Christians 19th-century Korean people {{Christian-clergy-stub

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