Organtino Gnecchi-Soldo
1533–1609
The Kyoto mission's beloved resident, 1570–1609
Also written: Organtino Gnecchi-Soldo · オルガンティーノ
The Italian Jesuit the Kyoto townspeople called “Urugan bateren”, famous for loving Japan as unreservedly as Cabral distrusted it. He built the capital's church and seminary and stayed through every persecution until his death at Nagasaki.
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