조앙사는 불교계의 거목으로서 전북지역의 고승이던 진묵대사가 태어났던 곳으로서 그를 모시는 사찰이다.
Joangsa Temple was the birthplace of a great teacher Jinmook, a great Buddhist monk in North Jeolla Province. It is the temple where he was enshrined.