キリシタン寺でら

noun

Christian church built in Japan in the late 16th century

Historical term for churches built during the early Christian missionary period, often associated with the Nanban trade. Compare 南蛮寺.

See also: 南蛮寺

• 京きょう都とにはかつてキリシタン寺でらが建たてられていた。

  A Christian church was once built in Kyoto.

• キリシタン寺でらは南なん蛮ばん寺じとも呼よばれた。

  Christian churches were also called Nanban-ji.