Genna great Martyrdom in 1622, 元和の大殉教
25 years after the martyrdom of the 26 Saints, the blood of Christians was shed
once again at Nishizaka in Nagasaki.
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55 Christians were martyred who were arrested at Suzuta Prison in Omura and
Kurusu Prison in Nagasaki.
These included Italian missionary Carlo Spinola and Portuguese missionary
Domingos Jorge.