Hidden Christians of Nagasaki
E642407
The Hidden Christians of Nagasaki were Japanese Catholics who secretly maintained their faith and religious practices for centuries under severe persecution and bans on Christianity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hidden Christians of Nagasaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7103950 — 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: Hidden Christians of Nagasaki Context triple: [Catholic community of Nagasaki, knownAs, Hidden Christians of Nagasaki]
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A.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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B.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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C.
Kibō no Tō
Kibō no Tō was a short-lived Japanese political party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as a centrist-to-conservative reformist alternative to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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D.
Takadanobaba
Takadanobaba is a lively Tokyo neighborhood known for its student population, affordable eateries, and strong connections to nearby universities like Waseda.
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E.
Shikinen Sengū
Shikinen Sengū is the periodic ritual rebuilding and renewal of Shinto shrine structures, most famously practiced at Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years to preserve spiritual purity and traditional craftsmanship.
- 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: Hidden Christians of Nagasaki Target entity description: The Hidden Christians of Nagasaki were Japanese Catholics who secretly maintained their faith and religious practices for centuries under severe persecution and bans on Christianity.
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A.
Daigo no misasagi
Daigo no misasagi is the imperial mausoleum in Kyoto that serves as the traditional burial site of Japan’s Emperor Daigo.
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B.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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C.
Kibō no Tō
Kibō no Tō was a short-lived Japanese political party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as a centrist-to-conservative reformist alternative to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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D.
Takadanobaba
Takadanobaba is a lively Tokyo neighborhood known for its student population, affordable eateries, and strong connections to nearby universities like Waseda.
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E.
Shikinen Sengū
Shikinen Sengū is the periodic ritual rebuilding and renewal of Shinto shrine structures, most famously practiced at Ise Grand Shrine every 20 years to preserve spiritual purity and traditional craftsmanship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic community
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persecuted minority ⓘ religious community ⓘ |
| afterEvent | went underground following the Shimabara Rebellion ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Hidden Christians
NERFINISHED
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Underground Christians of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEmergence |
ban on Christianity in Japan
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persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | inspiration for UNESCO World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| distinctiveFeature |
maintenance of faith without clergy for centuries
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syncretism with Japanese folk religion and Buddhism ⓘ use of disguised Christian images ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Catholic missionaries after Japan reopened in the 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| faced |
execution
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exile ⓘ forced apostasy ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| heritageRegion |
Goto Islands
NERFINISHED
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Ikitsuki Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sotome region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
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Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ early Meiji period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese literature about Christian persecution
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Shusaku Endo's novel "Silence" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
persecuted under early Meiji government
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prohibited religion under Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPractice |
baptism administered by lay believers
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oral transmission of doctrine and prayers ⓘ recitation of orasho (prayers derived from Latin and Portuguese) ⓘ secret Mass-like gatherings without priests ⓘ veneration of Mary disguised as Kannon ⓘ |
| nativeName | Kakure Kirishitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Shimabara Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining in 20th and 21st centuries ⓘ |
| practicedInSecret | true ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese Catholic Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kirishitan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki Catholic martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| transition | many rejoined the Roman Catholic Church after legalization of Christianity in 1873 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hidden Christians of Nagasaki Description of subject: The Hidden Christians of Nagasaki were Japanese Catholics who secretly maintained their faith and religious practices for centuries under severe persecution and bans on Christianity.
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