奉ほう教きょう人にん

noun

early Japanese Christian

Historical term referring to Japanese converts to Christianity during the early missionary period (16th–17th centuries). Now mainly encountered in historical texts.

• 奉ほう教きょう人にんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに厳きびしい弾だん圧あつを受うけた。

  Early Japanese Christians faced severe persecution during the Edo period.