Author : Rady Roldán-Figueroa
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,23 MB
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004458069
An examinination of the role that Catholic missionary orders played in the dissemination of accounts of Christian martyrdom in Japan. The author offers an overarching portrayal of the writing, printing, and circulation of books of “Japano-martyrology.”
Author : St. Alphonsus Liguori
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,78 MB
Release : 2014-04-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781499306170
I WILL add here the victories of those martyrs who in the islands of Japan suffered death in order to profess their faith in Jesus Christ. In giving their history I have selected the most heroic and the most wonderful traits by which they signalized their zeal for the Christian religion. I trust that my readers will be very well pleased to see in the midst of a barbarous nation so many Christians, men, women, children, old people after they had embraced the faith, seeking with eagerness the opportunity to die for Jesus Christ, and manifesting their joy at being able to suffer for him the most cruel torments. CONTENTS NOTICE 6 I. Miraculous cross found near Arima. Persecution in the Kingdom of Bungo. Joram Macama. Courage of the Christians 6 II. Persecution by the Emperor Taicosama. Great zeal of the Christians. Twenty-six martyrs crucified at Nangasaki 8 III. Persecution in the Kingdom of Fingo. John Minami; Magdalen, his wife, and Louis, their adopted son; with Simon Taquenda; Jane, his mother; and Agnes, his wife 15 IV. Persecution in the Kingdom of Saxuma and d'Amanguchi. James Sacoiama, Melchior Bugendono, Damian, the blind man. Leon Xiquemon 21 V. New persecution in Fingo. Joachim Girozaiemo, Michael Faciemon and his son Thomas, John Tingoro and his son Peter 24 VI. Persecution in the Kingdom of Firando. Caspar Nixiguenca; Ursula, his wife; and John, their son. 26 VII. Death of the King of Arima and persecution raised by his son. Thomas Onda and his family. Francis and Matthew, young princes. Eight martyrs burnt alive. The tyrant punished 28 VIII. General persecution ordered by the Emperor Daifusama. Firmness of the Christians of Meaco 35 IX. Persecution in the Kingdoms of Aqui and Bungo. Benedict, a converted bonze. Two families that were put to the test. Michael; Lin, his brother and Maxentia, his wife 36 X. Joachim and Thomas of Facata. Adam of the Island of Xiqui. Paul of the Kingdom of Jamaxiro 39 XL Persecution at Nangasaki and at Omura. Brother Leonard Guimura and his companions. Lin Toiemon 42 XII. In the Kingdom of Bungo, James Faito, Balthasar and his son James 44 XIII. Fifty-two martyrs burnt alive at Meaco 45 XIV. Ignatius Xiquiemon, martyred at Fucimo. Conversion of a bonze who had led a bad life. Matthias, of the Kingdom of Arima 48 XV. Simon Bocusai and his companions, in Bungo. John Ciu and Joseph Ito, at Nangasaki. Leo Xonda, in Fingo 50 XVI. Persecution in the Kingdom of Oxu. A father reclaimed by the example of his child. Joachim and Ann of Mizusama 52 XVII. Great execution at Nangasaki. Justa, her daughter Mary, and her daughter-in-law Agatha. Paul Gazaiemon. Constancy of a child 53 XVIII. Many victims of the persecution at Jedo. Mary Jagesa and her companions. Massacre of children 56 XIX. Francis Sintaro and Matthias Squiraiemon at Firoxima. John Cuffroi in the Kingdom of Zio 56 XX. In the island of Nancaia, Isabella, mother of Damian, and his family; Mary, widow of John Sucamota, and his four sons 59 XXI. In the Kingdom of Firando, Michael Fiemon and his family 61 XXII. Five religious burnt alive at Omura. Leo Misaqui and his three sons, at Bungo 62 XXIII. Caius and James Coici, burnt at Omura 63 XXIV. Organtin Tanxu, and Lucy, his wife, burnt at Funai. 65 XXV. Monica Oiva, killed by her relatives at Cubota. Thirty-two martyrs burnt alive 66 XXVI. Peter Cabioie and Susanna. John Naisen and Monica, young Louis, and their companions, executed at Xangasaki 67 and more...
Author : Paul Glynn
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1681494469
On August 9, 1945, an American B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, killing tens of thousands of people in the blink of an eye, while fatally injuring and poisoning thousands more. Among the survivors was Takashi Nagai, a pioneer in radiology research and a convert to the Catholic Faith. Living in the rubble of the ruined city and suffering from leukemia caused by over-exposure to radiation, Nagai lived out the remainder of his remarkable life by bringing physical and spiritual healing to his war-weary people. A Song for Nagasaki tells the moving story of this extraordinary man, beginning with his boyhood and the heroic tales and stoic virtues of his family's Shinto religion. It reveals the inspiring story of Nagai's remarkable spiritual journey from Shintoism to atheism to Catholicism. Mixed with interesting details about Japanese history and culture, the biography traces Nagai's spiritual quest as he studied medicine at Nagasaki University, served as a medic with the Japanese army during its occupation of Manchuria, and returned to Nagasaki to dedicate himself to the science of radiology. The historic Catholic district of the city, where Nagai became a Catholic and began a family, was ground zero for the atomic bomb. After the bomb disaster that killed thousands, including Nagai's beloved wife, Nagai, then Dean of Radiology at Nagasaki University, threw himself into service to the countless victims of the bomb explosion, even though it meant deadly exposure to the radiation which eventually would cause his own death. While dying, he also wrote powerful books that became best-sellers in Japan. These included The Bells of Nagasaki, which resonated deeply with the Japanese people in their great suffering as it explores the Christian message of love and forgiveness. Nagai became a highly revered man and is considered a saint by many Japanese people.
Author : Luke O'Hara
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 2018-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781728883090
When Saint Francis Xavier landed in Kagoshima on August 15, 1549, he found a people thirsty for love and truth yet bound by stout cords of martial severity. This novel is the first in a series that will depict the rise of Christianity in early modern Japan and its suppression by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the Tokugawa Shoguns. In this first volume, we meet Saint Paul Miki and Saint Luís Ibaraki (among the 26 Martyrs of Japan), the Christian daimyos Arima Harunobu and Konishi Yukinaga, and the great warlord Shimazu Yoshihisa, as well as the immortal Saint Francis Xavier and his dauntless disciple, Lorenzo. There is history and heroism in these pages.
Author : John Dougill
Publisher : SPCK
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0281075530
In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians is a remarkable story of suppression, secrecy and survival in the face of human cruelty and God’s apparent silence. Part history, part travelogue, it explores and seeks to explain a clash of civilizations—of East and West—that resonates to this day. For seven generations, Japan’s ‘Hidden Christians’ preserved a faith that was forbidden on pain of death. Just as remarkably, descendants of the Hidden Christians continue to practise their beliefs today, refusing to rejoin the Catholic Church. Why? And what is it about Japanese culture that makes it so resistant to Western Christianity?
Author : John Foxe
Publisher : Salem Books
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1684510082
What would you do for the cross of Christ? For two thousand years, Christians have courageously triumphed over beatings, stonings, burnings, wild beasts, and every form of evil to boldly proclaim one truth: the name of Jesus. Voices of the Martyrs AD 33 – Today is their story and your Christian heritage. In the 16th century, English preacher John Foxe created what would later be called the “second most important book in history” after the Bible: Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. With dozens of images, modernized English, and up-to-date accounts, Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs faithfully binds the testimonies of more than 50 of Foxe’s heroes from the Early Church to the Reformation with Christians in the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and through the twentieth century. More importantly, Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs unites past Christians with believers today. Building on over fifty years of ministry to persecuted Christians, The Voice of the Martyrs organization shares sixty-seven stories of Christians who have stood faithfully to the death since 2000. Their courage in the face of ISIS and the Taliban, brutal dictatorships, and government crackdowns will inspire you to boldness and remind you that the same Spirit of Christ Who strengthened Stephen, Peter, and Paul is at work in you today.
Author : Shūsaku Endō
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811218115
An affirmation of faith and identity by Japan's leading Christian novelist.
Author : Yuichi Seirai
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,22 MB
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0231538561
Set in contemporary Nagasaki, the six short stories in this collection draw a chilling portrait of the ongoing trauma of the detonation of the atomic bomb. Whether they experienced the destruction of the city directly or heard about it from survivors, the characters in these tales filter their pain and alienation through their Catholic faith, illuminating a side of Japanese culture little known in the West. Many of them are descended from the "hidden Christians" who continued to practice their religion in secret during the centuries when it was outlawed in Japan. Urakami Cathedral, the center of Japanese Christian life, stood at ground zero when the bomb fell. In "Birds," a man in his sixties reflects on his life as a husband and father. Just a baby when he was found crying in the rubble near ground zero, he does not know who his parents were. His birthday is set as the day the bomb was dropped. In other stories, a woman is haunted by her brief affair with a married man, and the parents of a schizophrenic man struggle to come to terms with the murder their son committed. These characters battle with guilt, shame, loss, love, and the limits of human understanding. Ground Zero, Nagasaki vividly depicts a city and people still scarred by the memory of August 9, 1945.
Author : Jonathan Clements
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,93 MB
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1472136713
The sect was said to harbour dark designs to overthrow the government. Its teachers used a dead language that was impenetrable to all but the innermost circle of believers. Its priests preached love and kindness, but helped local warlords acquire firearms. They encouraged believers to cast aside their earthly allegiances and swear loyalty to a foreign god-emperor, before seeking paradise in terrible martyrdoms. The cult was in open revolt, led, it was said, by a boy sorcerer. Farmers claiming to have the blessing of an alien god had bested trained samurai in combat and proclaimed that fires in the sky would soon bring about the end of the world. The Shogun called old soldiers out of retirement for one last battle before peace could be declared in Japan. For there to be an end to war, he said, the Christians would have to die. This is a true story.
Author : Frederick Vincent Williams
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,81 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Japan
ISBN :
History of Catholicism in Japan, from the time of Saint Francis Xavier, persecutions, the underground Church, and the revival. Much data is from the archives of the Diocese of Nagasaki.
