St Francis Xavier Cathedral

Honouring Saint Francis Xavier

A little history first: Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) The Jesuit Missionary who introduced Christianity to Japan in 1549. Francis Xavier traveled with the Japanese samurai Anjiro of Kagoshima, K...

A saint Spanish in Japan of St. XVI

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This church-catedral commemorates one of the most important historical events in Japan's history, the beginning of the Christian evangelization carried out by the Spanish Jesuit S. Francisco Jav...

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The Catholic religion is low in Japan but concerns 2 to 3 million followers and has allowed that country to open up to western mourns even if the Christians later paid their p...

A modern and dignified church. Stunning stained glass in the main cathedral. The contrast of red and blue is beautiful.

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A modern and elegant church. To commemorate the 450th anniversary of Xavier's landing, the Kagoshima Cathedral Xavier Memorial Cathedral (New Xavier Church), which was newly built in Terukuni-cho, Kagoshima City in 1999, was completed. The new cathedral is a three-story reinforced concrete building with a total floor area of about 1,300 square meters. The exterior is an image of a trading ship during the Great Voyage era. The capacity is 750, about twice as large as the old hall built in 1949. １ There is also a reference room on the floor. General admission is possible. ...

Imagine a trading ship.

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It is just in front of Xavier Park. It was newly built in 1999 to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Xavier's landing. The exterior seems to have the image of a trading ship during the Great Voyage era. It was night, so I visited the illuminated appearance, but if you want to see the inside, you can see it in the daytime, so it's better in the daytime.