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The Japanese word for Christianity (キリスト教, Kirisuto-kyō) is a compound of kirisuto (キリスト) the Japanese adaptation of the Portuguese word for Christ, Cristo, and the Sino-Japanese word for doctrine (敎, kyō, a teaching or precept, from Middle Chinese kæ̀w 敎), as in Bukkyō (仏教, Japanese for Buddhism).
It is one of the fastest growing Christian bodies in Japan, having increased its membership from 34,477 in 1970 to 433,108 at the end of the 1980s. At the outset of the 1980s, the vernacular “Christian yearbook” ceased adding its membership figures to the total Christian population.
Churches in Japan by prefecture (3 C) A. Christianity in Aichi Prefecture (1 C) N. Christianity in Nagasaki Prefecture (1 C, 1 P) O. Christianity in Osaka Prefecture ...
Sixteen Martyrs of Japan: 1633 - 1637 16 Hidden Christians who were martyred for their faith from 1633 to 1637. 18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II 28 September 188 Martyrs of Japan [13] 1603 -1639 Additional priests and Catholics who were persecuted and martyred from 1603 to 1639.
Protestants in Japan constitute a religious minority of about 0.45% of total population or 600,000 people in 2020 [1] (see Protestantism by country).. All major traditional Protestant denominations are present in the country, including Baptists, Pentecostals, Lutherans, Anglicanism, [2] Methodists, Presbyterians, [3] Mennonites, [4] the Salvation Army and some others.
History of Christianity in Japan (2 C, 34 P) M. Christian monasteries in Japan (1 C) Christian missionaries in Japan (4 C, 10 P) N. Christianity in Nagoya (2 C, 1 P)
Japanese Christian Zionists (5 P) Pages in category "Japanese Christians" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect ...
Christianity arrived in Japan in 1549 with the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Fanning out from Nagasaki, the new faith won many converts, including a number of daimyōs. Toyotomi Hideyoshi then Tokugawa Ieyasu persecuted those professing to be Christian.