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Funai (Ōita) – Ōtomo Sōrin sites
Xavier's Japan & the north

Funai – Ōtomo Sōrin sites

Atlas / Xavier's Japan & the north

Short answer

Ōtomo Sōrin, the 'King of Bungo' in Jesuit records, received Xavier in 1551 and was baptized Francisco in 1578..

RegionXavier's Japan & the north
PeriodChristian Century
TypeMemorial
UNESCONo
Getting thereCentral Ōita
Suggested time1 h

Visiting

  • Central Ōita.

The story

Ōtomo Sōrin, the 'King of Bungo' in Jesuit records, received Xavier in 1551 and was baptized Francisco in 1578.

Sources & further reading
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ōtomo_Sōrin
  • Schurhammer, Francis Xavier: His Life, His Times, vol. 4 (Japan)
  • Hesselink, The Dream of Christian Nagasaki
  • Christian Facilities in Nagasaki (maps)
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