Ōura Church
Nagasaki, Japan
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Ōura Church, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan, is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. Built in the Gothic Revival style to designs by Louis-Theodore Furet, it dates from 1863 and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is named after the 26 Japanese Martyrs and is said to be the oldest Christian church in Japan.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- minor basilica, Catholic church building, co-cathedral
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Historic Site of Japan
- Place
- Nagasaki, Japan
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