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by rawgabbit 152 days ago
During the Joseon era of Korea, Christianity was suppressed. Nevertheless, Western books made their to Korea including the Bible. Among the nobility some secretly converted just from reading the Bible. Korea’s first saint was one of grandchildren of those who converted purely from reading.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kim_Taegon

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Remarkable. Thanks for that!