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Saint Kolbe Memorial Museum, at Hongouchi Church, in Nagasaki
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● Churches and CathedralsFather Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894 and was a priest of the Conventual Order of St. Francis. He ha …
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History of Japanese Christianity
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● History of Japanese ChristianityChristian history in Japan was started when St. Francis Xavier came to Japan as a first Christian missionary in 1 …
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Saint Filippo de Jesus Church ( Japan 26 Saints Memorial Church ), in Nagasaki
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● Churches and CathedralsThis is a church with Gaudi-style twin tower designed by Kenjiro Imai, built next to the Nishizaka Martyrdom site …
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Japan’s first Seminary
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● Christian Pilgrimage sitesIn 1579, Priest Alessandro Valignano of Jesus from Portugal came to Japan to inspect the situatin of missionary w …
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26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 27 in 1597
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● Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of JapanThere were 24 martyrs when they started Kyoto, but two more martyrs were added in Shimonoseki, then became 26 mar …
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Shimabara Peninsula Martyrs Memorial Cathedral, in Shimabara
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● Churches and CathedralsThis Cathedral is house of prayer for tens of thousands Christians who were martyred between 1612 and 1658 throug …
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26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 29 in 1597
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History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationThe route of this day was from Akama in Munakata to Wajiro, the distance was 21 km. Started at Akama accommod …
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Shinto shrine
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Featured things in JapanThere are over eighty thousand Shinto shrines in Japan, and they represent the oldest architectural style in the …