Thomas Araki - Thomas Araki

Japanese: 荒木トマス - あらきトマス

? - 1646 (Shoho 3)
A parish priest in the early Edo period. Also known as Pedro Antonio, he studied at the seminary in Rome and was ordained a priest in 1610 or 1611. He returned to Japan via Macau in August 1615 (Genwa 1), and was arrested in Nagasaki in August 1616, where he renounced his faith. He later cooperated with Nagasaki magistrate Hasegawa Gonroku Fujimasa, providing him with information on the situation in Europe and Christianity, and worked as an interpreter in questioning missionaries and investigating Portuguese ships. In his later years, around 1646, he reaffirmed his faith and died of an illness in prison. [Gonoi Takashi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1646(正保3)
江戸初期の教区司祭。ペドロ･アントニオとも称し，ローマのセミナリヨで学び1610年ないし11年に司祭に叙階された。15年(元和1)8月マカオ経由で帰国し，19年8月長崎で捕らわれ棄教した。のち長崎奉行長谷川権六藤正の協力者としてヨーロッパの事情やキリスト教に関する情報を提供し，通詞として宣教師らの尋問，ポルトガル船の取調べに当たった。晩年，46年ころ再び信仰を表明し牢内で病死した。【五野井隆史】

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