Kakure Kirishitan
E642406
Kakure Kirishitan were clandestine Japanese Christians who secretly maintained Catholic beliefs and practices during centuries of persecution following the 17th-century ban on Christianity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kakure Kirishitan canonical | 2 |
| hidden Christians of Japan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7103949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kakure Kirishitan Context triple: [Catholic community of Nagasaki, knownAs, Kakure Kirishitan]
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Okusha Hohaisho
Okusha Hohaisho is an inner worship hall at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine complex, serving as a key site for venerating the Inari deity.
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Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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C.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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Gonnohyōe
Gonnohyōe is a Japanese given name most famously borne by Admiral Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, a prominent naval officer and politician of the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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E.
Poppo the missionary
Poppo the missionary was a 10th-century Christian cleric traditionally credited with helping convert Danish and other Scandinavian rulers to Christianity, notably through a famous ordeal-by-fire miracle.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kakure Kirishitan Target entity description: Kakure Kirishitan were clandestine Japanese Christians who secretly maintained Catholic beliefs and practices during centuries of persecution following the 17th-century ban on Christianity.
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A.
Okusha Hohaisho
Okusha Hohaisho is an inner worship hall at Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine complex, serving as a key site for venerating the Inari deity.
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B.
Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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C.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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D.
Gonnohyōe
Gonnohyōe is a Japanese given name most famously borne by Admiral Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, a prominent naval officer and politician of the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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E.
Poppo the missionary
Poppo the missionary was a 10th-century Christian cleric traditionally credited with helping convert Danish and other Scandinavian rulers to Christianity, notably through a famous ordeal-by-fire miracle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese Christian community
ⓘ
religious group ⓘ |
| afterEvent |
some continued as Hanare Kirishitan
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some rejoined the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| cause | persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of religious crypto-practice
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syncretism between Christianity and Japanese folk religion ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Japanese term meaning "hidden Christians" ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | influenced UNESCO World Heritage listing of Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | after the Tokugawa ban on Christianity ⓘ |
| languageOfPrayers |
Japanese
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Portuguese-derived words ⓘ corrupted Latin ⓘ |
| leaderRole |
conducted baptisms
ⓘ
preserved oral liturgy ⓘ |
| leaderTitle |
chokata
NERFINISHED
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mizukata ⓘ |
| legalStatus | illegal during Edo period ⓘ |
| mainBelief |
veneration of Catholic saints
ⓘ
veneration of Jesus Christ ⓘ veneration of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | 隠れキリシタン NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Japanese authorities enforcing anti-Christian edicts
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Hidden Catholics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hidden Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Amakusa Islands
NERFINISHED
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Goto Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikitsuki Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimabara Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practices |
ancestor-style veneration of Christian figures
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baptism by lay leaders ⓘ oral transmission of prayers ⓘ secret worship in private homes ⓘ use of disguised religious images ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
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Kakure Kirishitan sites in Nagasaki region ⓘ Shimabara Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
hereditary religious leaders
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lay confraternities ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| transitionAfter | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedObject |
Maria Kannon statues
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hidden crosses ⓘ household altars ⓘ |
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Subject: Kakure Kirishitan Description of subject: Kakure Kirishitan were clandestine Japanese Christians who secretly maintained Catholic beliefs and practices during centuries of persecution following the 17th-century ban on Christianity.
Referenced by (3)
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