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The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
The Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan (日本二十六聖人, Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) refers to a group of Christians who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597 at Nagasaki. Through the promulgation of decree on martyrdom, these first Martyrs of Japan were beatified on 14 September 1627 by Pope Urban VIII .
In 1597, Christianity was banned, and the 26 martyrs perished in Nagasaki. For decades Japanese soil was stained with the blood of Christian martyrs who clung to their faith despite...
The Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument were built on Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki, Japan in June 1962 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the canonization by the Roman Catholic Church of the Christians executed on the site on February 5, 1597.
The Twenty Six Martyrs Monument and adjacent museum (二十六聖人記念館, Nijūroku Seijin Kinenkan) in Nagasaki are dedicated to the twenty six Christians who were executed here on February 5, 1597. They included both foreign missionaries and Japanese laymen.
Feb 5, 2017 · The 26 Martyrs started their death-march on the tenth of January, 1597. They were marched from dawn till nightfall for twenty-seven days, paraded as criminals and outcasts through town after town. The youngest of the martyrs was twelve, the oldest sixty-four.
Feb 5, 2022 · How a shipwrecked Spanish galleon led to the persecution and execution of 26 Franciscan and Jesuit priests in Japan in 1597. Read the story of their faith, courage and martyrdom in this blog post.
