十Christian Japan
Hirose River martyrs (Sendai)
Xavier's Japan & the north

Hirose River martyrs

Atlas / Xavier's Japan & the north

Short answer

Early in 1624 the Jesuit Diogo de Carvalho was martyred in a pit of icy water from the Hirose River in Sendai, with companions..

RegionXavier's Japan & the north
PeriodMartyrdom
TypeMartyrdom site
UNESCONo
Getting thereCentral Sendai
Suggested time20 min

Visiting

  • Central Sendai.

The story

Early in 1624 the Jesuit Diogo de Carvalho was martyred in a pit of icy water from the Hirose River in Sendai, with companions.

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