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Silence Flashcards

1
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Author Name

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Shusaku Endo

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Main Character

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a 17th Century Portugese Priest in Japan

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Political climate in Japan at time of novel

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at height of fearful persecution of small Christian Community

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What was clashing

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The Japanese culture and the Western mode of religion

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Is faith evident

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Yes the men show faith in faith denying situations

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Copyright Year

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1969

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Who was sent to Japan by the Society of Jesus from Portugal and was said to have apostatized, held high office of provincial and spent 33 years in Japan

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Christovao Ferreria

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Ferreria was also a theologian who secretly made his way to the Kamigata region to pursue what work

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Apostolic work

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From 1587 this regent reversing the policy of his predecessor initiated a frightful persecution of Christianity

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Hideyoshi

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26 priests and faithful were punished at Nishizaka in

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Nagasaki

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Christians in the country were….

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evicted, tortured and put to death

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How many priests ignored the decree of exile and secretly remained hiding in Japan and did not leave on boats

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37 and Ferreira was one of them (continued to inform superiors of captures and punishments)

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What year did Shogun Tokugawa pursue the same policy as Hideyoshi and order the expulsion of all missionaries from Japan to Manila and Macao

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1614

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5 religious apprehended for their faith in what year

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1629 …Bartholomew Gutierrez, Francisco de Jesus, Vicente de San Antonio of the Order of St. Augustine, Antonio Ishida SJ and Franciscan Gabriel de Santa Magdalena

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Magistrate of Nagasaki who tried to make them apostatize and ridicule our holy faith

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Takenaka Uneme

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Tactics used to shake resolution

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immersion in the hell of boiling water at Unzen

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The five priests, a wife and a daughter refused to give up faith. Put in hut and shackled and bound. Shown the boiling water. Made naked and ladled water on them. How many were claimed to have apostatized?

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Only one, Maria because her pain was so bad. She denied that she apostatized. The other 6 remained 33 days.

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Define ignominy

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1.disgrace and dishonor: a total loss of dignity and self-respect, or an incurring of public disgrace

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define jeering

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1.express derision vocally: to shout or laugh at somebody or something in a mocking or scornful way

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define zenith

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  1. highest point: the high point or climax of something
  2. point straight up: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly over the observer and 90 degrees from all points on that person’s horizon
  3. highest point of astronomical object: the highest point reached by an astronomical object
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What was the result of the priests not apostatizing?

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spread the doctrine, strengthened the faith, turned out contrary to the intentions of the tyrant (as per letter from FATHERR FERRERIA)

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IN 1635, four priests gathered around Father Rubino in Rome to make their way to Japan in the throes of persecution in order to carry on an underground missionary apostolate and to also what?

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Atone for the apostasy of Ferreira which had so wounded the honor of the Church.

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3 other priests also hoped to enter Japan secretly - Portugese priests. Their reason was different. They were Ferreira’s students and had studied under him at the ancient monastery of….

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Campolide.

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The three Portugese Priests were

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Francisco Garrpe
Juan de Santa Marta
Sebastian Rodrigues

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define ardent importunity

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Importunity \Im`portu”nity\, n.; pl. Importunities. [L.
importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F.
importunit[‘e].]
The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious
solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent
application; troublesome pertinacity.
[1913 Webster]

ardent
1. characterized by intense emotion;

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26
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Map the path to Japan

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Portugal - Lisbon - Goa - India - Japan. INdia was a missionary gateway to the East. GOa had two seminaries.

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27
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new SHogun that had instituted a policy of repression even more cruel than his father or grandfather

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Shogun Iemitsu

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IN 1629, magistrate Takenaka Uneme had inflicted inhuman and atrocious sufferings. The number per day could be as high as

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60 or 70

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who was born in 1610, in the mining town of Tasco Portugal and entered the religious life at age 17 attended the seminary of Campolide an dwas taught by Ferreira

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Sebastian Rodrigues

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When did Fr. R ship leave India down the brown river Tagus and into the blue sea

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3/25/1638

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the ship encountered a storm where

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off the west coast of africa

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surviving the storm they reached this island on April 2nd

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Porto Santo then on to Madeira

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by 4/6 they arrived here and disease broke out on top of all their other problems

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the canary islands

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by 7/25 they left the canary islands and on the feast of st james rounded the cape of good hope and wind broke what

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the ship’s mast, the ship ran onto rock and other ships helped

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Journey was so long that food and water were scarce they rached GOA on

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10/9

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WHile they were sailing 35,000 Christians caused an insurrection at

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Shimabara. All were slain.

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In reaction to the SHimabara insurrection, Japan did what

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cut off trade realtions with Portugal

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With trade relations strained, Fr. R was stuck where 5/1

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at Macao

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The base of Portugal operation in the Far East and also a base of trade for China and Japan

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Macao

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SJ superior founded Macao College for missionaries bound for China and Japan

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Visitor Valiganano

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41
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All news from the underground priests came to an abrupt end in

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1633

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42
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the new magistrate also known as Lord of Chikugo

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Inoue

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43
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translate Pax Christi

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Praised be Christ

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which priest could no longer go with Fr. R because of possible malaria

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Juan de Santa Marta

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45
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who opposed the journey to Japan

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Father Valignano the college rector; the sea journey is only the 1st obstacle

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SInce 1636 the Japanese government suspected that who was connectd with the Shimbara rebellion

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the portugese

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ANother problem at sea were the warships from what countries firing on trading ships

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English and DUtch

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Ferreira’s fate was unknown because

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his letters stopped abruptly

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49
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Terror for Christians

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Inoue; architect of Christian persecution; more cunning than Takenaka FORMERLY BAPTIZED

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50
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former magistrate of Nagasaki who butchered Christians

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Takenaka

51
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words that arise in reading the apocolypse

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honor and glory and power belong to god alone

52
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where is macao

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it is at the mouth of the great river Chu Kiang built on an island with no wall surrounding it

53
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in macao what is the environment for missionary work

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THE CHINESE HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE TEACHIN

54
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who said that Japan was the country in the Orient most suited for Christianity

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St. Francis Xavier

55
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Japan forbid its ships to go to foreign lands so the monopoly for the silk trade fell to

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Portugese merchants in Macao

56
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29 years old, drunken, rags, fisherman from Hizen near Nagasaki, adrift at sea and grabbed by a Portugese ship

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Kichijiro

57
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What happened at Kurasaki villafe in Hizen

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24 Christian punished by local daimo. Staked at the water’s edge and after a week died

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who decided to take a chance on Kichijiro offering him a way to get home since he had money,a ship and a captain

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Garrpe

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the ship almost did not cast off because it had a problem with what animal

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white ants

60
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the tour guides cunning comes from

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weakness of character, works only when others watching, pleads pardon in an ugly way

61
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Last supper: he who belives and is baptized will be saved he that does not will be

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condemned.

62
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The early church portrays Christ as a shepherd. WIth a short mantle and a small tunic hlding a lamb and clasping a staff. The eastern church pictures him with a

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long nose, curly hair and a black beard.

63
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define sepulchre

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  1. a chamber that is used as a grave;

[syn: burial chamber, sepulcher, sepulchre, sepulture]

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when the left macao thay had 8 days of fine weather and then on 5/6 their first storm, they had to fix the sails and patch the rifts who did not help

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the tour guide

65
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the tour guide prayed to

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Santa Maria

66
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define obsequious

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ADJECTIVE (2)

  1. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery;
    [syn: bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish]
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define fawning

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intr. v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns
1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.

  1. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.
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they came to land and hid, had torches, called him padre, made sign of the cross, camt be seen by Gentiles, 6 years without a priest or brother but the faith was still alive; time to feed the seed. WHere was this first village

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Tomogi

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The young man who talked n arrival at tomogo was named

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Mokichi

70
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the old man who holds the highest post of authority in the village church is known as the

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Jiisama

71
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the group tasked with teaching Christians in the village

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Tossama

72
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the helpers in the village

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Mideshi - all families/villages might be different

73
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once in the village the priests offered

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nightly mass like the catacombs, hid during the day and dug a cove under the hut just in case

74
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what month rains every year

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June and that is when officials relax vigilance

75
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what anaogy did the priest use about the Japanese without a priest

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a ship without a chart, abandoned,

76
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what was tomogi like

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poor farmers, grew potatoes and wheat in small fields, no rice fields

77
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why is tomogi so open to faith

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for its human warmth, the magistrate takes the revenue and gives nothing back

78
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the Japanese have made up their own Christian lingo in the absence of a priest

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conference (konshan) , heaven (parais), hell (inferno)

79
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we hear a little missing diversity when Rodrigues says

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they all look the same

80
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some of the members of the town include

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young Mokichi
Ichizo (50)
Omatsu (Ichizo’s older sister)
Sen (Omatsu’s niece0

81
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how many visitors to hut a night

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2 so as not to arise suspicion

82
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how does the village hold prayer services and feast days

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by interspersing prayer in normal celebration so if someone walks in it does not look out of the ordinary

83
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what was the reward for turning in a priest

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300 silver coins, 200 for a brother, 100 for a christian

84
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the faces of these Christians were like

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masks - no expression of sadness or joy

85
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what made it hard to sleep at night

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lice

86
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which priest wants to split up and which thinks they should stay together

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Fr. R says split up Fr. GArrpe says stay together

87
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Kichijiro was a Christian who apostatized when

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eight years ago when his whole family was betrayed by an informer, family refused to tread on - rest of family was burned at stake

88
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name of 2nd village the priests vistited

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Goto

89
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in these villages of squalor he people eat live and die like

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beasts

90
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the people wanted something to revere. what did the priests give them

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upon 1st sight their own crucifixes, later in village they broke apart rosary beads and gave each a stone - ANOTHER CONCERN ABOUT ERROR IN OUTLOOK

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the wisdom of peasants is that they pretend they are

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fools

92
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life is of particular value when you are

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accomplishing something.

93
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Kichijro brags about his role in going to goto so that others

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give him food and sake

94
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culture of tomogi

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sitting posture weird, thatched roves, filthy houses, diet of potatoes radishes and warm water

95
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Shimbara rebellion was mostly a reaction to

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the yearly tax being too high

96
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Japanese social order

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peasants, samurai(weapons,daggers,swords), landowners (can kill and confiscate)

97
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hair styles

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mostly bald with long braid down back

98
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6/5 samurai come and take Jiisama what do they promise to do in 3 more days

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come for another

99
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father r prayed for

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death to come soon, life with anguish about faith and god was melancholy, envied garrape

100
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no man can completely escape

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vanity fr. r noted while watching the interpreter

101
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fr r rode through Nagasaki on a

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donkey

102
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fr r said that he could not love the people lined on the side of the road

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the way Christ had loved

103
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over the bay the column of clouds looked like a

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castle in the sky

104
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in the magistrate’s office the cell reeked like urine and on the wall were the words

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Laudate eum – and he felt protected – later finds out it was etched by fr f

105
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on the journey to the cell his captives asked

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where he was from, what society, how many more were in Maco, but never asked him to renounce his faith

106
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was annoyed in his cell by what he thought was

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snoring and he laughed that people could sleep while he suffered

107
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what he thought was snoring was actually

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moans from people in the pit and he realizes others are suffering more

108
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who snuck in to see him in the cell

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kichijiro

109
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fr r still struggled with the bible story of

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judas, why did Jesus reject Judas in the end; not given to man to understand

110
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fr f says he did not apostatize because of pit

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but rather was never in the pit but hung in a pit of foul excrement he apostatized for those pople whom GOd didn othing. Fr f prayed and god did nothing. Fr r prove that you are justice goodness and love

111
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to quiet imagination fr r

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banged is head on cell wall

112
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fr f yelled at fr r

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to not be so preoccupied with hispwn salvation! Save the people. If Christ were here… Painful act of love.Your church will judge you . your brethren will judge you. the christin bronze speaks - trample! expelled from mission, deprived rights of priest never see homeland again

113
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hets ter ffest

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dutch dictionary shelf for spirits of the dead. Japanese console the spirits who were supposed to return on the 15th day

114
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what do they call fr f anf fr r

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apostate Paul and APostate Peter

115
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every day fr r had to come out of his home for inspection ny the

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otona - a local representative of the magistrate

116
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one of fr r’s new jobs

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was to identify Christina objects and he would receive rice cakes and money

117
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fr r’s new name

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okada san’emon and had to take his wife

118
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Japan believes that their salvation

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is from the mercy of te Buddha wo people depend on in their hopeless weakness this differs from Christianity which proclaims that one must believe with all his might and strength of heart - Christianity is not what you take it to be.

119
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we find out that there are still large contongents of Christians in

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goto and Ikitsuki

120
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the Japanese leaders wanted to kill Christianity at its

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roots - if more came they would have to apprehend again if the root is cut the leaves die

121
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how many more years did fr r live

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30 and then buried at a temple

122
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fr f said that Christianity in japan was like a butterfly

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caught in a spider’s web only external with a lost reality

123
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Japanese can not comprehend anything that transcends

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being human

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