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A 17th-century painting of the September 10, 1622, Great Genna Martyrdom, in which 55 Christians were beheaded or burned alive (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons)
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During the Great Genna Martyrdom, missionaries and laypeople alike were burned alive or beheaded. The violence coincided with Japan’s push to expel all foreign influences
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