The First Martyrdom In Japan 2

  I am going to write what the Lord showed through their way to martyrdom in several times one after another.

  Now, let me briefly follow the trace of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. I am going not to try to focus on small details of history. Important matter is to listen to God’s utterance……

  In October, 1596, a galleon came off the coast of Shikoku and stranded on the Katsurahama Beach, Tosa Urado.  This was the San Felipe a Spanish merchant ship. This incident (that is explained in various evaluations but isn’t precisely researched here because it is not the theme) caused the Taiko, Hideyoshi, the absolute ruler of Japan, to order the twenty-four putting Franciscan missionaries main to be imprisoned ( later the twenty-six).