St Francis Xavier Memorial Church (Hirado)

History

Built in 1913 as Hirado Catholic Church and rebuilt on its present site in 1931. Renamed St Francis Xavier Memorial Church after a statue was erected in 1971 to mark Xavier's 1550 visit to Hirado.

Getting there

Walk from Hirado port.

Sources

• https://www.discover-nagasaki.com/en/sightseeing/358
• https://www.nippon.com/en/features/c02303/

From the library

• Archive: Lorenzo Ryōsai (Takada Shigetaka article summary) — Baptized by Xavier at Yamaguchi, 1551
• Schurhammer, Francis Xavier: His Life, His Times, vol. 4 (Japan) — Title only; 104 MB scan not yet read

Coordinates 33.3685, 129.5545 (approximate)