Great Genna Martyrdom
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The Great Genna Martyrdom, also known as the Great Martyrdom of Nagasaki, was the execution of 55 foreign and domestic Catholics killed together at Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki, Japan, on 10 September 1
1675 engraving of the Martyrdom by Melchior Küsel
26 Martyrs of Japan
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The 26 Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Chur
Great Genna Martyrdom
…the Great Genna Martyrdom, occurred on 10 September 1622 on Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki. It thus happened at the same place as the crucifixion of the 26 Martyrs of Japan on 5 February 1597. An early account of the execution is provided in a 1624 pamphlet by Andres de Parra printed in Madrid. The pamphlet in Spanish is…
Statue of Philip of Jesus in the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Mexico