Nagasaki was a small Rome
Todos os Santos Church, the first church in Nagasaki, was built in 1569.
Federal lord Omura and the Jesuits made an agreement to make Nagasaki
a port for trade with Nanban. (Portugal and Spain) in 1570.
Nagasaki Port was opened and the first Portuguese ship arrived in 1571.
And development of the town of cape was started as Christian town in 1571
and the small Church of San Paulo was constructed at the tip of cape.
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After that following Churches were constructed.
Misericordia Headquarters Church in 1583
Santa Maria Church in 1600
Santa Clara Church in 1603
Santiago Church in 1604
San Juan Petista Church in 1605
San Antonio Church in 1606
San Pedro Church in 1607
San Francisco Church in 1611
San Agustin Church in 1612
For 45 years after the first church was built, Nagasaki developed as a Christian town,
and by 1614, most of the 25,000 people were Christians.
It was as if Nagasaki was a small Rome.
However, due to the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Ban on Christianity in 1614, most of the
church buildings were destroyed within 15 days from November 3rd.