Francisco Garupe

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Francisco Garupe is a devout but conflicted Jesuit priest in Shūsaku Endō’s novel "Silence," whose faith is tested amid the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan.

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Francisco Garupe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest ⓘ
Jesuit priest ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ
adaptedIn Silence (2016 film) ⓘ
linked to: Silence
appearsIn Silence ⓘ
associatedWith Cristóvão Ferreira ⓘ
Japanese Christians ⓘ
Sebastião Rodrigues ⓘ
basedOn historical Jesuit missionaries in Japan ⓘ
characterTrait conflicted ⓘ
devout ⓘ
resistant to apostasy ⓘ
steadfast in faith ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork Japan ⓘ
creator Shūsaku Endō ⓘ
deathInStory dies attempting to protect Japanese Christians ⓘ
faces persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Silence (novel universe) ⓘ
linked to: Silence (novel)
firstPublicationOfWork 1966 ⓘ
influencedByHistoricalContext Kakure Kirishitan persecution ⓘ
languageOfWork Japanese ⓘ
literaryGenreOfWork Christian novel ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ
medium literature ⓘ
moralConflict whether to apostatize to save others ⓘ
narrativeRole foil to Sebastião Rodrigues ⓘ
nationality Portuguese ⓘ
occupation Jesuit missionary ⓘ
portrayedBy Adam Driver ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
setting Japan ⓘ
Tokugawa Japan ⓘ
linked to: Edo period
themeInvolvement apostasy ⓘ
faith under persecution ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ
silence of God ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
workOfFictionType novel ⓘ

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Silence → character → Francisco Garupe ⓘ