Japanese Christians

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Catholicism
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkb:Orthodox_Christianity
gptkbp:first_missionaries gptkb:Francis_Xavier
gptkb:Jesuits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese Christians
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Japanese
gptkbp:legalization_of_Christianity gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:missionary_activity_began 16th century
gptkbp:notable_for baptism
wedding ceremonies
church attendance
gptkbp:notable_martyrdom gptkb:26_Martyrs_of_Japan
gptkbp:notable_missionary_society gptkb:Society_of_Jesus
gptkb:Paris_Foreign_Missions_Society
gptkb:Maryknoll_Fathers_and_Brothers
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:Silence_by_Shusaku_Endo
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Shimabara_Rebellion
gptkb:Beatification_of_Japanese_martyrs
gptkb:Hidden_Christian_Sites_in_the_Nagasaki_Region_(UNESCO_World_Heritage)
Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians)
Reopening of churches after 1873
gptkbp:notableFestival gptkb:Christmas
gptkb:Easter
gptkb:Nagasaki_Lantern_Festival
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Saint_Paul_Miki
gptkb:Takayama_Ukon
gptkb:Justo_Takayama_Ukon
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Doshisha_University
gptkb:Oura_Church
gptkb:Sophia_University
gptkb:Urakami_Cathedral
gptkb:Kwansei_Gakuin_University
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Catholic_Bishops'_Conference_of_Japan
gptkb:Nippon_Sei_Ko_Kai
gptkb:Japan_Baptist_Convention
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Kumamoto
gptkb:Nagasaki
gptkb:Tokyo
gptkbp:persecutedBy gptkb:Edo_period
gptkbp:persecution_period 17th century
gptkbp:population approximately 1-2% of Japan's population
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:center
rosary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nestorian_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6