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Proselytism thrived under the Christian daimyo Ōmura Sumitada, who ceded Nagasaki to the Jesuits in 1580. The 1597 edict of Toyotomi Hideyoshi targeted foreign influence; on 5 February, Spanish Franciscans and Japanese laity—led by seminarian St. Paul | Proselytism thrived under the Christian daimyo Ōmura Sumitada, who ceded Nagasaki to the Jesuits in 1580. The 1597 edict of Toyotomi Hideyoshi targeted foreign influence; on 5 February, Spanish Franciscans and Japanese laity—led by seminarian [[Saint Paul Miki|St. Paul Miki]]—were arrested in [[Kyoto]] and [[Osaka]], then marched 600 miles to Nagasaki for public execution by crucifixion on Nishizaka Hill. Hagiographic tradition recounts Paul Miki's final sermon from the cross: "The only thing that counts is faith working through love."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/travels/2001/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_20010205_martyrs-japan.html |title=Homily of John Paul II at the Canonization of the Martyrs of Nagasaki |publisher=Vatican.va |access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> Their blood soaked the soil, inspiring "Kakure Kirishitan" (hidden Christians) who preserved the faith underground for 250 years through oral catechisms and fumie (trampled images) deceptions. | ||
The 1858 reopening by Commodore Perry allowed French missionaries like Bishop Bernard Petitjean to rediscover 20,000 hidden faithful at Oura Church, who revealed a crucifix hidden since 1614. The Urakami Cathedral, completed 1925, became Japan's largest until its near-total destruction in the 9 August 1945 atomic blast—epicenter just 500 meters away—killing two-thirds of local Catholics. | The 1858 reopening by Commodore Perry allowed French missionaries like Bishop Bernard Petitjean to rediscover 20,000 hidden faithful at Oura Church, who revealed a crucifix hidden since 1614. The Urakami Cathedral, completed 1925, became Japan's largest until its near-total destruction in the 9 August 1945 atomic blast—epicenter just 500 meters away—killing two-thirds of local Catholics. | ||