Nagasaki, Japan№ 000145571
Ōura Church
- Founded
- 1863
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Style
- Gothic Revival
About this place
History & significance.
Located in Nagasaki, Japan, Ōura Church is a Gothic Revival Roman Catholic cathedral. It was founded in 1863, built to designs by Louis-Theodore Furet.
It is dedicated to Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. The cathedral is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki. Details of its origins in the 19th century and its present-day setting are gathered here from open, freely licensed data, with source links provided.
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