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Hace 3 días · Catholics in Japan have endured centuries of persecution. The currently small — but devout — presence of the Church in Japan is built upon the witness of untold numbers of martyrs, many of whom died en masse. Earlier this month, the Catholic Church in Japan marked 400 years since Japanese authorities committed a massacre of a ...
Hace 3 días · The 16 Martyrs of Japan (1633–1637) were a group of missionaries from the Philippine Province of the Dominican Order who were slaughtered for refusing to deny Christ. However, these aren’t the only anti-Christian, Christianophobic attacks in Japan.
Hace 4 días · An early book is by Masao Takenaka, Christian Art in Asia, but see more recently, Patricia Pongracz, The Christian Story: Five Asian Artists Today, the catalogue of an important exhibition, and Jeremy Clarke, SJ, The Virgin Mary and Catholic Identities in Chinese History. 54 It has thus become very clear that even the most vehement proponents of secularization theory would probably accept that ...
Christian preachers would arrive and the Buddhist/Shinto religion would be surpressed. The Japanese did not have the disease problems of native Americans but we could imagine something like the Bubonic plague may have appeared and spread across the islands, killing a large amount of the local population. right before the Portuguese arrival if they were lucky.
Hace 1 día · Japanese youth’s active participation on mission trips helps deepen their faith, encourage gift development, and give perspective on how to effectively pray for other cultures. Japan’s ministry to and through its children is a powerful testimony to what can happen when we entrust the gospel to the next generation.
Hace 2 días · The Portuguese were allowed to trade and create colonies where they could convert new believers into the Christian religion. The civil war status in Japan greatly benefited the Portuguese, as well as several competing gentlemen who sought to attract Portuguese black boats and their trade to their domains.
Hace 3 días · Japanese children usually do not receive formal religious training. On the other hand, many Japanese homes contain a Buddhist altar ( butsudan ), at which various rituals—some on a daily basis—commemorate deceased family members.
