Donamseowonyugyeongsa Temple

This is a private educational institution of the Joseon dynasty, founded in 1634, the twelfth year of King Injo, to hold memorial rites for revered scholars and to carry on their learning. It was first built to honour the scholarship and virtuous conduct of Kim Jang-saeng (1548–1631), but the ancestral tablets of Kim Jip, Song Jun-gil and Song Si-yeol were later added for enshrinement in Donamseowonyugyeongsa Temple, the shrine where the memorial rites are held. In 1660, the first year of King Hyeonjong, the academy received the name 'Donam' from the king and was elevated to a saaek seowon, an academy granted a royal charter and name plaque; it was also one of the 47 academies that survived when Heungseon Daewongun ordered the abolition of Confucian academies. Donamseowon is a historic academy that has produced many notable figures since the mid-Joseon period, and memorial rites are still held there every February and August.

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Where it is

Region

Nonsan, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Tangible Heritage · 시도유형문화유산