SEARCH RESULTS Churches and Christian Sites Search Criteria: 38 Hits 25 - 36
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Nyoko-do and Dr. Takashi Nagai Memorial Museum
Nyoko-do (“‘As Thyself’ Hall”) is the small house of Dr. Takashi Nagai, built on the site of a former residence of a ‘chokata’, a leader of hidden Christians. Dr.Nagai, whose wife was a descendant ... -
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Kusuhara Church
Kusuhara was one of the remote areas settled by Sotome Christians around thelate-18th and early-19th centuries. Their descendants underwent ordeals even after the rediscovery of the Christians ... -
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Location of the Arrival of the Nanban Ships
In 1567, after the arrival of three Portuguese ships led by Captain Tristão Vaz Da Veiga, Kuchinotsu Port started to trade with the West and began to flourish. In 1579, Father Valignano arrived on ... -
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Oura Cathedral
Oura Cathedral is the oldest wooden church of gothic architecture existing in Japan. It was built in 1864 by a French missionary, and was thus known by the people of Nagasaki at the time as the “Fr... -
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Christian Tombstone
This Christian tombstone has a semi-cylindrical stone type lid, presenting onlookers with a beautiful symmetrical shape. The characteristic of this tombstone are the cross and the epigraph inscribe... -
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Hinoe Castle Ruins
Hinoe Castle was the residence of the Arima clan and it was told to be built during the Period of the Northern and Southern Courts (1336-1392). The castle was formed by a main building constructed... -
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Hara Castle Ruins
Hara Castle is said to have been built by the feudal Lord Arima Takazumi in 1496. Its influence extended to the Eastern area of Hizen Domain (currently Saga Prefecture) and counted an income of 26,... -
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Shitsu Church and Former Shitsu Aid Center Buildings and Fr. de Rotz Memorial Museum
Shitsu Church When he encountered the hidden Christians, Fr. Petitjean realized that there were many other Christians hiding in the Sotome region. He appointed Fr. de Rotz as parish priest of the ... -
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Ono Church
The Koteda family fled their home on the island of Ikitsuki and found refuge in the valley of Ono in 1599. Since it was too far from Shitsu, they set up their own church on a hillside overlooking t... -
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Endo Shusaku Literary Museum
The Endo Shusaku Literary Museum chronicles celebrated Japanese author Endo’s life and study and holds a collection of over 30,000 articles - largely Christian-related - including original written ... -
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Santo Domingo Church Museum
In 1609, Fr. Francisco Morales, a Dominican priest, suffered persecution and watched as his church in Kyodomari was taken down. But the dismantled materials were brought to Nagasaki and used to bui... -
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Site of the Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan
On February 5, 1597, twenty-six Catholics were executed here under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, marking the beginning of a two century long period of harsh Christian persecution in Japan. Toda...
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