Oura Cathedral - Oura Cathedral

Japanese: 大浦天主堂 - おおうらてんしゅどう
Oura Cathedral - Oura Cathedral

A Catholic church remaining in Minamiyamate-cho, Nagasaki City. In 1864 (Genji 1), French missionary Louis-Théodore Furet (1816-1900) built a church for French residents in Oura, and in February of the following year, 1865, dedicated it to the 26 Japanese Martyrs who were martyred in Nagasaki. Oura Cathedral was commonly known as the French Temple at the time. When it was first built, it had three towers in a mixed Gothic and Baroque style, but in 1875 (Meiji 8) it was remodeled to only have one tower in the center. It is the oldest example of Western-style architecture, especially Gothic-style architecture, from the time Japan first opened its doors to the world.

In March 1865 (Keio 1), a group of Urakami villagers visited Bishop Petitjean at Oura Cathedral and confessed that they were Catholics. This became a historic event known as the "discovery of Christians." Oura Cathedral became a memorial site for the revival of the hidden Christians who had secretly continued to practice their faith despite 250 years of persecution. It was damaged by the atomic bomb in 1945 (Showa 20), but was repaired and rebuilt in 1952. Following its designation as a national treasure in 1933 (Showa 8), it was designated a national treasure for the second time in 1953.

[Kentaro Miyazaki]

[Registration as a World Heritage Site] Oura Cathedral was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 2018 (Heisei 30) as a component part of the "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" (World Cultural Heritage).

[Editorial Department, September 19, 2018]

"Oura Cathedral" by Shinjiro Kirishiki (1968, Chuokoron Bijutsu Shuppan)""Nagasaki Cathedrals - Their Faith and Beauty" (1977, Gihodo Shuppan), photographed by Nobuo Kimura and supervised by Teijiro Muramatsu and Yakichi Kataoka, written by Shinjiro Kirishiki (1968, Chuokoron Bijutsu Shuppan)

[References] | Hidden Christians | The 26 Martyrs of Japan | Petit Jean
Oura Cathedral
Part of the National Treasure and World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region" (registered in 2018) Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture © Nagasaki Tourism Federation

Oura Cathedral


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

長崎市南山手(みなみやまて)町に残るカトリック教会堂。1864年(元治1)フランス人宣教師フューレLouis-Théodore Furet(1816―1900)は、大浦にフランス人居留民のための教会堂を建立し、翌1865年2月、長崎で殉教した日本二十六聖人に献(ささ)げた。大浦天主堂は当時、俗にフランス寺とよばれた。創建当時は3基の塔をもつゴシックとバロックの混合様式であったが、1875年(明治8)改築され、塔は中央の1基のみとなった。開国当初の洋風建築、ことにゴシック様式建造物としてはもっとも古いものである。

 1865年(慶応1)3月、浦上(うらかみ)村民の一団が大浦天主堂にプチジャン司教を訪ね、カトリックの信者であることを告白した。これが「信徒発見」とよばれる歴史的事件となる。大浦天主堂は、実に250年間のキリシタン弾圧に耐えてひそかに信仰を守り続けてきた潜伏キリシタンが復活した記念の地となった。1945年(昭和20)原爆のために破損し、1952年補修再建された。1933年(昭和8)に引き続き、1953年には二度目の国宝指定を受けている。

[宮崎賢太郎]

〔世界遺産の登録〕大浦天主堂は、2018年(平成30)、ユネスコ(国連教育科学文化機関)により「長崎と天草地方の潜伏キリシタン関連遺産」の構成資産として、世界遺産の文化遺産に登録された(世界文化遺産)。

[編集部 2018年9月19日]

『桐敷真次郎著『大浦天主堂』(1968・中央公論美術出版)』『木村信郎写真、村松貞次郎・片岡弥吉監修『長崎の天主堂――その信仰と美』(1977・技報堂出版)』

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大浦天主堂
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大浦天主堂


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