Descrizione
The author recalls the difficulties the Franciscan missionaries to Japan had to face at the beginning of the 17th century, due to changing religious policies of the country’s rulers. By 1614, Christian persecutions, previously confined to local areas, had become a national phenomenon, and this led to the expulsion of most of the foreign missionaries. Fr. Diego de Chinchón, present in Japan at that stage, wrote two reports on the martyrdom of several laypeople who were connected to the Franciscans. Having in mind the promotion of an eventual case for canonization, Diego draws on hagiographical conventions but also makes use of his own inquiries in order to give credibility to his reports. An important source for later historical accounts, these relaciones are transcribed from the Archivo Franciscano Ibero-Oriental (Madrid).
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