Years of birth: unknown. The first Japanese Christian. Born in Satsuma Province (Kagoshima Prefecture). After committing murder, he fled to Southeast Asia. In 1547, he met Xavier in Malacca, and at Xavier's urging, he studied at St. Paul's College in Goa and was baptized. His baptismal name was Paulo de Santa Fe (Paul of the Holy Faith). He provided Xavier with information about Japan and had a great influence on missionary work in Japan. In August 1549 (Tenbun 18), he returned to Kagoshima with Xavier. In Goa and Kagoshima, he translated Christian doctrine books into Japanese for Xavier. According to hearsay, he was killed in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China in his later years. Two letters written in Portuguese have been handed down. <References> Kono Juntoku, "The Complete Life of St. Francis Xavier" (Masakazu Asami) Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography |
生年:生没年不詳 日本人最初のキリスト教徒。薩摩国(鹿児島県)生まれ。殺人を犯して東南アジア方面へ逃亡。1547年,マラッカでザビエルに会い,その勧めによりゴアの聖パウロ学院で学び,受洗。洗礼名は,パウロ・デ・サンタ・フェー(聖信のパウロ)。ザビエルに日本の情報を与え,日本布教に多大な影響をおよぼした。天文18(1549)年8月,ザビエルに従って鹿児島に戻る。ザビエルのためにゴアと鹿児島でキリスト教の教理書を日本語に翻訳した。晩年は,伝聞によると,中国・浙江省の寧波で殺されたという。ポルトガル語の書簡2通が伝わっている。<参考文献>河野純徳『聖フランシスコ・ザビエル全生涯』 (浅見雅一) 出典 朝日日本歴史人物事典:(株)朝日新聞出版朝日日本歴史人物事典について 情報 |
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