Catholic Church Beatifies First Japanese Samurai Warlord
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
When Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power and outlawed ‎the practice of Christianity by an edict in 1614, Ukon ‎refused to follow the great feudal lords and renounce his faith.
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