Takayama Ukon
高山右近
1552–1615
The samurai who chose exile over apostasy
Also written: Takayama Ukon · 高山右近
The daimyō who twice gave up his domains rather than renounce the faith, living twenty-six years as a guest-general of the Maeda. Expelled with the missionaries in 1614, he died in Manila within months, and was beatified four centuries later.
Full article: Takayama Ukon: The Samurai Who Chose God Over Japan
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