What the records say
- When
- 4 Dec 1623
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.64° N, 139.74° E
- Description
- 50 Christians are executed in Edo, Japan, during the Great Martyrdom of Edo.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Great Martyrdom of Edo.
Great Martyrdom of Edo
1623 execution of 50 Christians in Edo
The Great Martyrdom of Edo was the execution of 50 foreign and domestic Catholics (kirishitans), who were burned alive for their Christianity in Edo, Japan, on 4 December 1623.
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