Christianity in JapanIntroduction of ChristianityMissionary WorkExpansion of ChristianityMartyrdomsPersecution and SuppressionChristianity in JapanIntroduction of Christianity• 16th C.: Expansion of Portuguese colonial and mercantile empire in Asia• 1549: St. Francis Xavier arrives in Kagoshima with “Yajiro”• Sought audience with emperorImage removed due to copyright restrictions.Map of Christian progression through Japan.Missionary Work• Torres and Fernandez continue evangelizing (1579: only 55 missionaries)• Nagasaki as Portuguese center• Christian daimyo: Takayama Ukon and Konishi Yukinaga• 1579: 100,000 ChristiansExpansion of Christianity• Oda Nobunaga granted concessions• Valignano: conform to Japanese customs• 1585: Gaspard Coelho and Hideyoshi• 1587: Expulsion order• 1602: Spanish Dominicans and Augustinians arriveMartyrdoms• 1596: Spanish ship sinks off coast of Shikoku; Hideyoshi seizes cargo• 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki• 1598: 300,000 Christians• Ieyasu continues to tolerate Christian presence• 1614 Expulsion orderPersecution and Suppression• Covert missionary activity continued• 1622: “Great Martyrdom”• Christians flee to rural areas• 1637-38: Shimabara Uprising• 1639: Trade w/ Portuguese banned• “Hidden Christians”:
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