History of Christianity in Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/History_of_Christianity_in_Japan

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Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:banDuration	17th century
gptkbp:banLiftedYear	1873
gptkbp:beganIn	1549
gptkbp:earlyMissionaries	gptkb:Dominicans gptkb:Franciscans gptkb:Jesuits
gptkbp:growthPeriod	16th century
gptkbp:hiddenChristians	gptkb:Kakure_Kirishitan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	History of Christianity in Japan
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:Francis_Xavier
gptkbp:liftedBy	gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:modernDenominations	gptkb:Protestantism gptkb:Orthodox_Christianity Catholic Church
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Discovery_of_Hidden_Christians_(1865) gptkb:Urakami_Yoban_Kuzure gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan gptkb:Shimabara_Rebellion World War II suppression arrival of Protestant missionaries (1859) arrival of Russian Orthodox Church (1861) beatification of Japanese martyrs canonization of Japanese martyrs postwar religious freedom visit of Pope Francis (2019) visit of Pope John Paul II (1981)
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Francis_Xavier gptkb:Pedro_Bautista gptkb:Gaspar_Coelho gptkb:Julian_Nakaura gptkb:Takayama_Ukon
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Oura_Church gptkb:Nagasaki_Cathedral
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Society_of_Jesus gptkb:Paris_Foreign_Missions_Society
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Kyushu gptkb:Nagasaki gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:persecutedBy	gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate gptkb:Toyotomi_Hideyoshi
gptkbp:persecutionBegan	1587
gptkbp:persecutionMethods	gptkb:martyrdom gptkb:fumi-e torture banishment
gptkbp:populationEstimate	1-2% of population
gptkbp:Shimabara_RebellionYear	1637-1638
gptkbp:status	minority religion
gptkbp:topic	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tenshō_Embassy gptkb:Catholic_missions_in_Asia gptkb:Hidden_Christian_Sites_in_the_Nagasaki_Region
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6