Yajirō
Yajirō ( Japanese ヤ ジ ロ ウ / 弥 次郎 , also: Anjirō ( ア ン ジ ロ ー ) or Anjero ( ア ン ジ ェ ロ ) for German Angelo ; * probably after 1510 ; † after 1548 ) was a Japanese samurai from the province of Francisco Satsuma , who owned the Basque Jesuit Francisco Xavier y brought Jassu from Goa to Japan in 1547 , which marked the beginning of the Christian mission in Japan .
Fernão Mendes Pinto reports in his epic biography that Yajirō fled to a Portuguese ship in the port of Yamakawa in 1547 because he had committed a murder. Pinto got to know him there and later introduced him to Francisco de Xavier, who was inspired to go on missionary trips to Japan.
After converting to Christianity, Yajirō was also known as Paulo de Santa Fé .
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| SURNAME | Yajirō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ヤ ジ ロ ウ; 弥 次郎; ヤ ジ ロ ー; ア ン ジ ロ ー; Anjirō; ア ン ジ ェ ロ; Anjero; Paulo de Santa Fe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese samurai and early Christian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: after 1510 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1548 |