おらしょ こころ旅

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Center of Nagasaki Prefecture/Western Nagasaki Prefecture

Hokobaru Martyrdom Site

・This site is related to the 1657 Christian persecution incident known as “Kori Kuzure” (large-scale arrests of Christians in Kori), in which 603 Christians hiding in Kori Village of the Omura Domain were found and arrested.
・In the Kori Kuzure incident, 131 of 406 people sentenced to be beheaded were martyred here in Hokobaru in 1658.
・On the site now stands a large monument embedded with a copper relief sculpture, in honor of the martyrs.

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Kuzure

［Kuzure］ Kuzure is the destruction of the faith-based organization of Kirishitans (Christians) due to strict control or informing during the forbidden period. The term refers to large-scale arrests of Kirishitans in an area, including the Omura county kuruze, the first to fourth Urakami kuruze, and the Goto kuruze.

Martyrdom

［Martyrdom］ Martyrdom is the act of choosing death and giving one's life to God rather than abandoning Christian faith and morals.

Senpuku Kirishitan

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

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