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Japanese Catholic Church, Kamakura

Wed, October 14, 2009, by Muza-chan

On the street between the Kamakura Station to the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, you can find a Roman Catholic Church, Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita Roman Catholic Church Kamakura

In the light of the sunset, the place looks quiet and calm. However, the icons from the inside and an inscription are reminders of the tumultuous period of the Christian persecution in Japan.

It is about a drama that happened in August 1623, when 5 Christians, a priest (Hilario Magozaemon), his wife and 3 Franciscan monks from Asakusa (Francisco Galvez, Juan Chozaemon and Pedro Kisaburo) were arrested and taken to Edo, where they were executed 4 months later.

Yukinoshita Roman Catholic Church Kamakura

14 years later, a powerful revolt of Japanese Catholic peasants (the Shimabara rebellion) took place, one of the few uprisings during the Tokugawa shogunate. However, the formal persecution of Christianity continued until 1850.

Pe strada principală din Kamakura, foarte aproape de altarul Tsurugaoka Hachiman, se află biserica romano catolică Yukinoshita.

Yukinoshita Roman Catholic Church Kamakura

În lumina apusului, locul este liniştit şi calm. Însă icoanele din interior şi o inscripţie amintesc de perioada zbuciumată din timpul persecuţiei creştinilor.

Este vorba de o întâmplare care a avut loc în august 1623, când 5 creştini, preotul Hilario Magozaemon, soţia acestuia şi trei călugări franciscani din Asakusa (Francisco Galvez, Juan Chozaemon şi Pedro Kisaburo), au fost arestaţi şi apoi duşi la Edo, unde au fost executaţi patru luni mai târziu.

Yukinoshita Roman Catholic Church Kamakura

14 ani mai târziu, a avut loc o puternică răscoală a ţăranilor japonezi creştini (rebeliunea Shimabara), una din puţinele tulburări din perioada shogunatului Tokugawa. Cu toate acestea, persecuţia formală a creştinilor a continuat până în 1850.

Yukinoshita Roman Catholic Church Kamakura

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