Jo Heon Shrine (Pyochungsa Temple)

The Jo Heon Shrine was originally built in 1734, the tenth year of King Yeongjo, at Jindongsan in Gongnam-ri, but as time passed the building fell into ruin and, it is said, was rebuilt at its present location through the devotion of local Confucian scholars and Jo Heon's descendants. The shrine is a gable-roofed building of three bays across the front and two bays to the side. Jo Heon was a civil official, righteous-army leader and Confucian scholar of the mid-Joseon period. He entered the National Academy in 1565, the twentieth year of King Myeongjong, and passed the civil service examination in 1567. He first took office in 1568, the first year of King Seonjo, serving as an instructor, and in 1572, the fifth year of King Seonjo, he was attached to the Office of Editorial Review. In 1582, the fifteenth year of King Seonjo, he was dismissed from office on false charges but was later reinstated; however, after incurring the king's displeasure he left office and devoted himself to teaching students and to scholarship. When the Japanese invasion broke out in 1592, the twenty-fifth year of King Seonjo, he gathered some 1,600 men, including righteous-army soldiers, and recovered Cheongju Fortress, but while advancing toward Jeolla Province he encountered Japanese forces, and he and all his men fell in battle.

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Where it is

Region

Geumsan, Chungnam

Designation

Cultural Heritage Material · 문화유산자료