Duba wurin da ke ƙasa sannan ka amsa tambayar daga baya a cikin harshe ɗaya kamar yadda wurin yake:  Passage: Kiristanci (Korean; MR) ya zama sananne sosai a arewacin Koriya daga ƙarshen ƙarni na 18 zuwa ƙarni na 19. Masu wa'azi na Katolika na farko sun isa a shekara ta 1794, shekaru goma bayan da Yi Sung-hun, wani jami'in diflomasiyya wanda shi ne ɗan Koriya na farko da ya yi baftisma a birnin Beijing ya dawo. Ya kafa ƙungiya ta Katolika a cikin tsibirin. Amma, rubuce-rubucen ɗan mishan na Jesuit, Matteo Ricci, wanda yake zama a fadar sarki a Beijing, an riga an kawo su Koriya daga China a ƙarni na 17. Masana na Silhak ("Kwarewa na Aiki"), sun ja hankalin koyarwar Katolika, kuma wannan shine babban mahimmancin yaduwar bangaskiyar Katolika a cikin 1790s. Shigar da ra'ayoyin Yammacin Turai da Kiristanci a Koriya ya zama sananne ne a matsayin Seohak ("Ilimin Yammacin Turai"). Wani bincike na 1801 ya gano cewa fiye da rabin iyalan da suka tuba zuwa Katolika suna da alaƙa da makarantar Silhak. Mafi yawa saboda tuba sun ƙi yin al'adun kakannin Confucian, gwamnatin Joseon ta hana yin bautar Kiristanci. An kashe wasu 'yan Katolika a farkon ƙarni na 19, amma ba a bi wannan dokar sosai ba.  Tambaya: A wane lokaci ne aka soma amincewa da Kiristanci a Koriya ta arewa?
ƙarshen karni na 18 zuwa karni na 19