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O Padre jesuíta Sebastião Vieira desenvolveu intensa actividade de missionário no Oriente, principalmente no Japão, entre 1602 e 1634, e ali morreu como mártir. As circunstâncias da sua última incursão no Japão, onde as práticas cristãs estavam proibidas desde o édito de Hideyoshi, de 1587, descreve-as ele num relato enviado aos superiores da Companhia de Jesus, no qual se reconhece o seu espírito de missão: reconhecimento da necessidade de sobreviver para cumprir a sua tarefa apesar do desejo de morrer pela causa.
The Jesuit priest Sebastião Vieira developed intense activity as a missionary in Asia, mostly in Japan, between 1602 and 1634, where he died as a martyr. The circumstances of his last incursion to Japan, where Christianism was forbidden since Hideyoshi’s edict, at 1587, are described by himself on a report sent to his superiors, where his missionary spirit is recognized. Though he knows he needs to survive, to accomplish his task, he desires to die for his faith.
The Jesuit priest Sebastião Vieira developed intense activity as a missionary in Asia, mostly in Japan, between 1602 and 1634, where he died as a martyr. The circumstances of his last incursion to Japan, where Christianism was forbidden since Hideyoshi’s edict, at 1587, are described by himself on a report sent to his superiors, where his missionary spirit is recognized. Though he knows he needs to survive, to accomplish his task, he desires to die for his faith.
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TOIPA, Helena Costa - Padre Sebastião Vieira, sob a palma do martírio. A Companhia de Jesus no Japão. Máthesis. Viseu. ISSN 0872-0215. Nº 19 (2010), p. 37-53.
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa