基本情報
Information | 12 years after a missionary Francis Xavier came to Japan to propagate Christianity, Omura Sumitada approved Christianity in Omura, and he himself was baptized at Yokoseura, and became the first Kirishitan (Christian) Daimyo in Japan. His Christian name is Dom Bartolomeu, and became widely known in Europe as a Kirishitan Daimyo.
Because of his baptism, Christianity spread in Omura area. |
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