Jerónimo de Jesús

Japanese: ジェロニモ･デ･ジェズス（英語表記）Jerónimo de Jesús

?‐1601
In Spanish, his name is Jerónimo de Jesús. He was a Portuguese Franciscan priest who was active in the Spanish world. He came to Japan in 1594 (Bunroku 3) and preached in Nagasaki and Kyoto. He was exiled to Manila after the martyrdom of the 26 Martyrs. He returned to Japan in 1598 (Keicho 3) and went into hiding. After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he met Tokugawa Ieyasu, who wanted to trade with the Philippines and Mexico, and acted as a mediator in the negotiations. In May 1699, he built the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Edo, which marked the beginning of the spread of Christianity in the Kanto region. In 1600, he traveled to Manila as an envoy for Ieyasu, and returned to Japan the following year. He met Ieyasu before dying in October of the same year.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐1601
スペイン語読みではヘロニモ･デ･ヘススという。ポルトガル人だがスペイン世界で活躍したフランシスコ会士。1594年(文禄3)来日し，長崎，京都で布教。二十六聖人殉教事件のさいマニラに追放された。98年(慶長3)再来日して潜伏。豊臣秀吉の死後，フィリピン，メキシコとの貿易を望む徳川家康と会い，交渉の仲介役をつとめた。99年5月江戸に〈ロザリオの聖母〉教会を建て，キリスト教関東開教のきっかけを作った。1600年家康の使節としてマニラに渡り，翌年日本に戻り，家康に謁見後，同年10月没した。

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