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Monument Commemorating St. Xavier’s Stay in Kagoshima ざびえるたいかきねんひ

A stone wall of Kagoshima’s St. Xavier Cathedral built in honor of Xavier’s achievements

Father Emile Raguet, who created Japan’s first French-Japanese dictionary in the Meiji Period, built the church in honor of Francisco Xavier’s achievements. Most of the church was burned during World War II. A stone wall from the original church still stands in the park together with the bust of Xavier. Based on a donation by the Pope the church was rebuilt in the modern gothic style in 1949 in commemoration of the 400’th anniversary of Xavier’s arrival in Kagoshima. In 1999 three life-sized statues, one of Xavier, one of Bernard the Japanese, and one of Yajiro, the first Japanese Christian from Kagoshima, were erected.

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Center of the city (downtown)
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History, historic places

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Address 892-0842　鹿児島県鹿児島市東千石町4-9
Address（English） 4-9 HIgashisengoku-cho, Kagoshima-shi
Access Approx. 5 minutes’ walk from Takamibaba streetcar stop

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