Hidden Christian
Oppression against Christians began with the Tokugawa shogunate’s ban on Christianity.
The missionaries were expelled to oversea countries, and those who remained secretly
in Japan were also captured and martyred.
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Konishi Mansho who was the last Priest during the ban on Christianity, was also martyred
in 1644. In the absence of priests, believers pretended to be Shinto or Buddhist ostensibly
in order to protect their faith.
The Christian organizations were created in each village to continue the Christian faith and
the faith was passed down from parents to children and from children to grandchildren.
Hidden Christian
Even after lifted ban on Christianity, people who continue to practice their
faith in the same way as before are called “Hidden Christians”.
Hidden Christians in Nagasaki have been passed down since the ban on
Christianity in Hirado, Ikitsuki, the Goto Islands, Sotome, and around Nagasaki.
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