SAINTS & ART: Martyred in 303 during the Diocletian persecution, Sts. Ciriaco and Paula are now honored as the patron saints of Málaga. Header image: Oilisab – commons.wikimedia.org Article image of Málaga, Spain: Barbara Iandolo, Pixabay.
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The Unspeakable Things That Happened To Christians In Japan
Initially, the Japanese did not see Christianity as a threat, but with every ship arriving in Japan came missionaries. Because the shogunate valued trade with the Europeans and their technologies, they permitted the Catholic Church to build churches, missions, and monasteries in the country, again, mainly, but not only in […]