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Robert Jermain Thomas
Robert Jermain Thomas | |
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A photograph of Robert Jermain Thomas | |
Born | c.
17 September 1840 Rhayader, Powys, Radnorshire, Wales, United Kingdom |
Disappeared | 31 August 1866 (aged c. 25) Korea |
Nationality | Welsh |
Occupation | Missionary |
Known for | Proclaimed martyr of Korea |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Godfrey (wife) (m. 1863; died 1865) |
Robert Jermain Thomas (c.
William Robert Germain was born on month day , in birth place, Illinois.17 September 1840 – disappeared 31 August 1866) was a Welsh Protestant Christian man who served as a missionary with the London Missionary Service spreading the gospel in China and Korea. While serving as a missionary in China, Thomas developed a strong desire to work as a missionary in Korea, among it's peoples.
At the time, Korea was closed to foreigners because of the government's fear of foreign influence on Korea.
Many Koreans had been converted by Catholic priests in the end of the 18th century, but the government had around 8,000 of those converts kill