Catholic community of Nagasaki
E165527
The Catholic community of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese Christian population centered in Nagasaki, renowned for its centuries-long perseverance through persecution, hidden worship, and postwar revival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catholic community of Nagasaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1449123 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catholic community of Nagasaki Context triple: [Urakami district of Nagasaki, associatedWith, Catholic community of Nagasaki]
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A.
Santa Maria parish
Santa Maria parish is a civil parish within the municipality of Tavira in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its historic churches and traditional urban fabric.
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B.
Congregation of the Holy Family
The Congregation of the Holy Family is a Catholic religious institute devoted to living and promoting the spiritual ideals and communal life exemplified by Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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C.
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo is a landmark modernist Catholic church renowned for its striking sculptural concrete and stainless-steel design by architect Kenzo Tange.
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D.
La Compañía de Jesús Church
La Compañía de Jesús Church is a renowned Baroque Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador, famous for its richly ornate interior covered in gold leaf and intricate carvings.
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E.
Mission Church
Mission Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic basilica and neighborhood landmark located in Boston’s Mission Hill area.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catholic community of Nagasaki Target entity description: The Catholic community of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese Christian population centered in Nagasaki, renowned for its centuries-long perseverance through persecution, hidden worship, and postwar revival.
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A.
Santa Maria parish
Santa Maria parish is a civil parish within the municipality of Tavira in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its historic churches and traditional urban fabric.
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B.
Congregation of the Holy Family
The Congregation of the Holy Family is a Catholic religious institute devoted to living and promoting the spiritual ideals and communal life exemplified by Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
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C.
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo is a landmark modernist Catholic church renowned for its striking sculptural concrete and stainless-steel design by architect Kenzo Tange.
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D.
La Compañía de Jesús Church
La Compañía de Jesús Church is a renowned Baroque Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador, famous for its richly ornate interior covered in gold leaf and intricate carvings.
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E.
Mission Church
Mission Church is a prominent historic Roman Catholic basilica and neighborhood landmark located in Boston’s Mission Hill area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic community
ⓘ
Christian minority in Japan ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
atomic bombing of Nagasaki
ⓘ
surface form:
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Christian missions in Japan ⓘ Hidden Christian period ⓘ Kirishitan persecution ⓘ Meiji Restoration ⓘ Sakoku period ⓘ postwar Catholic revival in Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Alessandro Valignano
ⓘ
Francis Xavier ⓘ Takayama Ukon ⓘ Ōmura Sumitada ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| estimatedCharacteristic | one of the largest Catholic concentrations in Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Nagasaki
ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki City
|
| hasHeritageStatus | World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) ⓘ |
| hasImportantSite |
Nagasaki Martyrs Museum
ⓘ
Oura Church ⓘ Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument ⓘ Urakami Cathedral ⓘ various Hidden Christian sites in Nagasaki region ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
ⓘ
Edo period ⓘ Meiji era ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Showa era ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
post–World War II era ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Nagasaki dialect ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Hidden Christians of Nagasaki
ⓘ
Kakure Kirishitan ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Nagasaki ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | discovery of Hidden Christians at Oura Church in 1865 ⓘ |
| notablePractice |
hidden worship
ⓘ
oral transmission of prayers ⓘ use of disguised religious images ⓘ veneration of Mary ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholic Church in Japan ⓘ |
| persecutedDuring |
Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
ban on Christianity in Japan ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roleIn |
Japanese religious history
ⓘ
history of Christianity in Japan ⓘ |
| sufferedDestruction | atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Catholic community of Nagasaki Description of subject: The Catholic community of Nagasaki is a historic Japanese Christian population centered in Nagasaki, renowned for its centuries-long perseverance through persecution, hidden worship, and postwar revival.
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