Miguel Chijiwa
Top, from left to right: Julião Nakaura, Father Mesquita, Mancio Ito.
Bottom, from left to right: Martinão Hara, Miguel Chijiwa.
Miguel Chijiwa (千々石ミゲル, Chijiwa Migeru) (1569? – January 23, 1633) was a member of the Japanese delegation to European Christendom, also known as the Tenshō embassy. Later, he abandoned the Christian faith.[1] However, the recent discovery of a rosary in his graveyard made public on September 8, 2017, has cast doubt upon his apostasy.[2] [3]
In popular media
[edit ]A "brother Michael" appears in the 1975 novel Shōgun . In its 1980 adaptation to TV, Michael is played by Masumi Okada. In the 1996 Portuguese film Os Olhos da Ásia , Miguel is played by Yasukiyo Umeno. In Tenshō Kennō Shōnen Shisetsu , Miguel is played by Ryouta Murai. In the 2019 miniseries MAGI Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu, Miguel is played by Atsushi Ogata.
References
[edit ]- ^ "History of the Japanese Catholic Church." Daughters of St. Paul. Retrieved on February 10, 2009.
- ^ "Historical discovery: Miguel Chijiwa, a young Japanese convert, did not recant." AsiaNews.it.
- ^ Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi (10 September 2017). "Possible rosary beads found in grave dig of Miguel Chijiwa". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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