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Giuseppe di Chiara (1602 – 24 August 1685) was an Italian Jesuit missionary active in 17th century Japan.^[1]

Chiara was born in Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily. He entered Japan at a time when Christianity was strictly forbidden, in an attempt to locate fellow priest Cristóvão Ferreira who had apostatized his Christian faith due to torture by Japanese authorities in 1633.

After the Shimabara Rebellion in 1638, Chiara arrived on the island of Oshima, but was arrested in June 1643 and then incarcerated at a prison named Kirishitan Yashiki (Japanese: 吉利支丹屋敷, Christian Residence) in Edo.^[2] He also was tortured and eventually became an apostate as well. He later married a Japanese woman, taking the name and samurai status of her late husband, Okamoto San'emon (Japanese: 岡本三右衛門), and lived in Japan until his death on 24 August 1685 in Edo, at the age of 83. His remains were cremated.^[2]

In popular culture

Chiara was the historical basis for the lead character of Sebastião Rodrigues in the novel Silence by Shūsaku Endō.^[1] He was portrayed by David Lampson in the 1971 film version and by Andrew Garfield in the 2016 film version.

References

^ ^a ^b Reclaiming the Universal: Intercultural Subjectivity in the Life and Work of Endo Shusaku Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, uky.edu; accessed 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Bones of 18th-century Italian priest shed new light on Japan's Christian past", Agence France-Presse, June 02, 2016

[u-1] Reclaiming the Universal: Intercultural Subjectivity in the Life and Work of Endo Shusaku Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, uky.edu; accessed 15 January 2017.

[agence-2] "Bones of 18th-century Italian priest shed new light on Japan's Christian past", Agence France-Presse, June 02, 2016

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+'''Giuseppe di Chiara''' (1602 – 24 August 1685) was an Italian [[Jesuit]] missionary active in 17th century [[Japan]].<ref name="u">[http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Seras/2012/13_Reclaiming_the_Universal.pdf Reclaiming the Universal: Intercultural Subjectivity in the Life and Work of Endo Shusaku] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220010/http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Seras/2012/13_Reclaiming_the_Universal.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}, uky.edu; accessed 15 January 2017.</ref>
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-'''Giuseppe di Chiara''' (1602 – 24 August 1685) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Jesuit]] missionary active in 17th century [[Japan]].<ref name="u">[http://www.uky.edu/Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Seras/2012/13_Reclaiming_the_Universal.pdf Reclaiming the Universal: Intercultural Subjectivity in the Life and Work of Endo Shusaku], uky.edu; accessed 15 January 2017.</ref>
-Chiara was born in [[Palermo]], [[Kingdom of Sicily]]. He entered Japan at a time when Christianity was [[Kakure Kirishitan|strictly forbidden]] in an attempt to locate fellow priest [[Cristóvão Ferreira]] who had [[Apostasy|apostatized]] his Christian faith at the hands of torture by the Japanese authorities in 1633. Chiara was also tortured and eventually became an apostate as well. After the [[Shimabara Rebellion]], he arrived on the island of Oshima{{Which|date=January 2017}} and was later arrested in [[Chikuzen Province]] in May 1643. He later married a Japanese woman, taking the name and [[samurai]] status of her late husband, Okamoto San'emon ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 岡本三右衛門), and would live in Japan until his death in 1685.
+Chiara was born in [[Palermo]], [[Kingdom of Sicily]]. He entered Japan at a time when Christianity was [[Kakure Kirishitan|strictly forbidden]], in an attempt to locate fellow priest [[Cristóvão Ferreira]] who had [[Apostasy|apostatized]] his Christian faith due to torture by Japanese authorities in 1633.
+After the [[Shimabara Rebellion]] in 1638, Chiara arrived on the island of Oshima, but was arrested in June 1643 and then incarcerated at a prison named [[Kirishitan]] [[Yashiki]] ({{lang-ja|吉利支丹屋敷}}, Christian Residence) in [[Edo]].<ref name=agence>[https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-02/bones-18th-century-italian-priest-shed-new-light-japans-christian-past "Bones of 18th-century Italian priest shed new light on Japan's Christian past", Agence France-Presse, June 02, 2016]</ref> He also was tortured and eventually became an apostate as well.  He later married a Japanese woman, taking the name and [[samurai]] status of her late husband, Okamoto San'emon ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 岡本三右衛門), and lived in Japan until his death on 24 August 1685 in [[Edo]], at the age of 83. His remains were cremated.<ref name=agence/>
-==Death==
-Chiara died on 24 August 1685 in [[Edo]], at the age of 83.
 ==In popular culture==
-Chiara was the historical basis for the lead character of Sebastião Rodrigues in the novel ''[[Silence (novel)|Silence]]'' by [[Shūsaku Endō]].<ref name="u"/> He was portrayed by David Lampson in the [[Silence (1971 film)|1971 film version]] and by [[Andrew Garfield]] in the [[Silence (2016 film)|2016 film version]].
+Chiara was the historical basis for the lead character of Sebastião Rodrigues in the novel ''[[Silence (Endō novel)|Silence]]'' by [[Shūsaku Endō]].<ref name="u"/> He was portrayed by David Lampson in the [[Silence (1971 film)|1971 film version]] and by [[Andrew Garfield]] in the [[Silence (2016 film)|2016 film version]].
 ==References==
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