Kakure Kirishitan
Kakure Kirishitan, (Japanese: “Hidden Christians”), descendants of the first Japanese converts to Christianity who, driven underground by 1650, managed to maintain their faith in secret for more than two centuries. See Kirishitan.
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Article Title:
Kakure Kirishitan
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
19 June 2017
Access Date:
February 22, 2025