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The Story of the Japanese Samurai Who Became a Christian Leader in the Philippines

Justus Takayama Ukon was a warlord who converted to Christianity and was exiled and died in Manila.

February 3 is the feast day of Justus Takayama Ukon, a Japanese warlord and samurai who converted to Christianity in the 16th century. He died as a martyr on this day here in the Philippines after being banished from his homeland for steadfastly ...