Hirose River martyrs (Sendai)

History

Early in 1624 the Jesuit Diogo de Carvalho was martyred in a pit of icy water from the Hirose River in Sendai, with companions.

Getting there

Central Sendai. [Location approximate]

⚠ Memorial location approximate.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_de_Carvalho

From the library

• Morris, 'The Kirishitan Century in Tohoku' (Fukushima KOSEN bulletin 58, 2017) — Tohoku Christianity; snippet only read
• Christian Facilities in Nagasaki (maps) — full text read; mentioned on PDF pp. 24, 152, 223
• Saint Magdalena of Nagasaki — full text read; mentioned on PDF pp. 63, 64, 67, 69

Coordinates 38.255, 140.858 (approximate)