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Jesuit missions in Japan and the rise of Christian communities before the 1614 ban (1549–1614)

Jesuit missions in Japan and the rise of Christian communities before the 1614 ban (1549–1614)

  1. Francis Xavier lands at Kagoshima

    Labels: Francis Xavier, Kagoshima

  2. Xavier gains permission to preach in Satsuma

    Labels: Shimazu Takahisa, Satsuma

  3. Ōmura Sumitada baptized as first Christian daimyō

    Labels: mura Sumitada, Christian daimyo

  4. Nanban-ji church established in Kyoto

    Labels: Nanban-ji, Oda Nobunaga

  5. Ōtomo Sōrin baptized (Don Francisco)

    Labels: tomo S, Bungo

  7. Alessandro Valignano arrives to oversee Japan mission

    Labels: Alessandro Valignano, Jesuit Visitor

  8. Arima seminary established for training Japanese clergy

    Labels: Arima seminary, Arima domain

  10. Tenshō embassy departs for Europe

    Labels: Tensh embassy, Nagasaki

  11. Tenshō embassy received by Pope Gregory XIII

    Labels: Pope Gregory, Tensh embassy

  12. Hideyoshi issues Bateren Edict expelling missionaries

    Labels: Bateren Edict, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

  13. Jesuit press begins printing in Japan (Katsusa)

    Labels: Jesuit press, Katsusa

  14. San Felipe shipwreck escalates anti-Christian suspicion

    Labels: San Felipe, shipwreck

  15. Twenty-six Christians executed at Nagasaki

    Labels: Nagasaki martyrs, Nishizaka