Hidden Christian period

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The Hidden Christian period was a time in Japanese history, roughly from the early 17th to the mid-19th century, when Christians—especially in regions like Nagasaki—were forced to practice their faith in secret under severe persecution and bans on Christianity.

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Hidden Christian period canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
period of religious persecution ⓘ
appliesToGroup Kakure Kirishitan ⓘ
appliesToReligion Christianity ⓘ
characterizedBy absence of ordained clergy for long periods ⓘ
baptism performed in secret ⓘ
concealment of religious artifacts ⓘ
destruction of churches ⓘ
execution and torture of believers ⓘ
forced renunciation of Christianity ⓘ
fumi-e interrogations ⓘ
secret gatherings in homes ⓘ
surveillance of suspected Christians ⓘ
use of disguised Christian images ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
endTime mid-19th century ⓘ
enforcedBy Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ
local domain authorities ⓘ
followedBy Meiji period religious freedom reforms ⓘ
hasCause Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion suppression ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate religious policies ⓘ
ban on Christianity in Japan ⓘ
fear of European colonial influence ⓘ
hasEffect creation of hidden Christian communities in remote areas ⓘ
development of syncretic Christian-Buddhist-Shinto practices ⓘ
martyrdom of Japanese Christians ⓘ
secret practice of Christianity ⓘ
transmission of faith through oral tradition ⓘ
use of hidden Christian symbols ⓘ
heritageStatusRelatedTo UNESCO World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Japanese ⓘ
corrupted Latin and Portuguese prayers ⓘ
legalStatusOfChristianity prohibited ⓘ
mainRegion Goto Islands ⓘ
Ikitsuki Island ⓘ
Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ
Saga Prefecture ⓘ
notablePractice keeping Christian images hidden inside everyday objects ⓘ
recitation of orasho prayers ⓘ
veneration of Maria Kannon statues ⓘ
precededBy initial Jesuit and Catholic missionary activity in Japan ⓘ
relatedConcept Kakure Kirishitan ⓘ
Kirishitan ⓘ
Nagasaki Hidden Christian Sites ⓘ
Sakoku policy ⓘ
Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion ⓘ
startTime early 17th century ⓘ
timeInHistoryOf Christianity in Japan ⓘ
religious policy in Edo period Japan ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholic community of Nagasaki → associatedWithEvent → Hidden Christian period ⓘ