Christianity in Japan

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religion in Japan
gptkbp:currentPopulationPercentage less than 1%
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Eastern_Orthodoxy
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:firstMissionaryArrived 1549
gptkbp:hiddenChristians gptkb:Kakure_Kirishitan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christianity in Japan
gptkbp:initiallySpreadIn gptkb:Kyushu
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Francis_Xavier
Jesuit missionaries
gptkbp:introducedIn 16th century
gptkbp:legalized gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Kakure_Kirishitan
gptkb:Nagasaki_Christians
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan
gptkb:Hidden_Christian_Sites_in_the_Nagasaki_Region
gptkb:Shimabara_Rebellion
ban on Christianity
Christian wedding ceremonies popular among non-Christians
Fumie practice
arrival of Protestant missionaries in 19th century
decline in Christian population in 21st century
establishment of Christian schools
lifting of ban in 1873
postwar growth of Christianity
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Francis_Xavier
gptkb:Takayama_Ukon
gptkb:Yajiro
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Fumie
gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan
gptkb:205_Martyrs_of_Japan
hidden worship
adaptation of Buddhist rituals
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Aoyama_Gakuin_University
gptkb:Rikkyo_University
gptkb:Doshisha_University
gptkb:Oura_Church
gptkb:Sophia_University
gptkb:Nagasaki_Cathedral
gptkb:Kwansei_Gakuin_University
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkb:Society_of_Jesus
gptkb:Orthodox_Church_in_Japan
gptkb:Paris_Foreign_Missions_Society
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkb:Edo_period
gptkb:Toyotomi_Hideyoshi
gptkbp:persecutionBegan 1587
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Hidden_Christian_Sites_in_the_Nagasaki_Region
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alessandro_Valignano
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5