Thursday, February 5, 2009

Martyrs of Japan

The Urakami Saint Takashi Nagai at prayer.

The ruins of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption, Urakami, Nagasaki, after the Atom Bomb exploded near it.






Martyrs of Nagasaki found in the choir of La Recoleta in Cuzco, Peru.










holy card






unknown- 17th century







Unknown Franciscan artist, 1640








The Martyrs of Japan, Jacques Callot c. 1627-1628










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