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Site of Bastian’s house

・This is a traditional place where Christians in the Sotome area devoted themselves in faith and kept their faith.
・Legend has it that after all the Fathers had been expelled from the Sotome area under the anti-Christian edicts, a Japanese evangelist whose Christian name was Bastian guided the Hidden Christians.
・It is said that Bastian moved from place to place to hide from his pursuers. This site is believed to have been one of his hiding places.

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Senpuku Kirishitan

［Senpuku Kirishitan］ Senpuku Kirishitan (hidden Christians) lived ostensibly as Buddhists during the ban on Christianity but secretly carried on their faith.

Baptism

［Baptism］ Baptism is a Christian rite of admission and adoption into Christianity, and receiving a baptismal name (Christian name) such as "Mary" or "Francis."

Bastian

［Bastian］ Bastian was a Japanese evangelist who was active in the Sotome area during the period of the ban on Christianity. He left behind a church calendar (higuri), essential for keeping the faith alive, and prophecies that gave hope to the Senpuku Kirishitans (hidden Christians.) His achievements have been passed down from generation to generation by the people of Sotome, Urakami, and Goto.

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