The Glorious Martyrdom of the Cross. The Franciscans and the Japanese Persecutions of 1597

The Franciscan martyrdom of 1597 was not an unprecedented event in the young history of Japanese Christianity, as a first wave of persecutions occurred ten years earlier. But the echo it found in Asia, America and Europe, was unparalleled. This article aims to account for Franciscan success in givin...

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Main Author: Hélène Vu Thanh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2017-06-01
Series:Culture & History Digital Journal
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Online Access:http://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/113

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