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Oura Cathedral
長崎県
Japan's oldest surviving Christian building and National Treasure — site of the miraculous 'Discovery of Hidden Christians'
Founded
1864
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Historic Site
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路面電車「大浦天主堂」下車徒歩5分
長崎県長崎市南山手町5-3
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Historic Site
Founded 1864
162 years
Buddhist Sect
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Overview
Completed in 1865 and designated a National Treasure, Oura Cathedral is the oldest surviving Christian building in Japan. Built in Gothic Revival style and dedicated to the Twenty-Six Martyrs, it became world-famous when Hidden Christians from Urakami village openly confessed their faith here just days after its opening — an event the Vatican called the "Miracle of the Orient." It is also inscribe…
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Origins
Oura Cathedral (Ōura Tenshudō) was constructed beginning in 1864 and completed in 1865. The project was led by French missionary Father Bernard Petitjean, with design and supervision attributed to French engineer Coign alongside Father Louis Furet. The structure follows a Gothic Revival style and wa…
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Thomas Glover
The Scottish Samurai
Age 26 at founding
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Thomas Glover's former residence (Glover Garden) stands near Oura Cathedral. Glover was a Scottish merchant who came to Nagasaki in the late Edo period and contributed to Japan's modernization through arms supply to the Satsuma and Choshu domains and shipbuilding. Oura Cathedral and Glover Garden are adjacent in the Minamiyamate settlement area, conveying Nagasaki's exotic atmosphere.
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