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Dozaki Church

Nagasaki · Goto · Shrines & Temples

Japanese name: 堂崎天主堂

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Dozaki Church
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WHAT TO DODozaki Church

The first church built in the Goto Islands. It exhibits material on the hidden Christians.

WHERENagasaki

Goto Islands · Goto

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Overview

The first church built in the Goto Islands. It exhibits material on the hidden Christians.

About this place

Dozaki Cathedral (Dozaki Tenshudo) is a Christian (Catholic) sanctuary on Fukue Island, Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture. It was the first sanctuary built in the Goto Islands after the Edo-period ban on Christianity was lifted, was designated a Nagasaki Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property in 1974 (Showa 49) under the name Dozaki Church, and is now used as the Dozaki Cathedral Christian Museum.

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Key facts

Founded:1908 Blessings:Rebirth

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