---- In 1863, two French
O R A C H U R C H priests landed in
---------------------- Nagasaki with the
NAGASAKI - J A P A N : intention of building
.-. a church honoring the
------------------------ .. 26 martyrs of Japan.
.. 9 european priests and
The church was built .. 17 japanese christians
by Koyama Hidenoshin x x were crucified in 1597
and finished in 1864. x x by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
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