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The Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument
Info about The Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument on Discover Nagasaki's Official Website. On February 5, 1597, twenty-six Catholics were executed here under the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, marking the beginning of a two century long period of harsh Christian persecution in Japan. Today...
www.discover-nagasaki.com
About 430 years ago, a pretty rough day. 26 Catholics. Not 100,000 people, but a pretty rough day.
