[Civitavecchia, Italy] Mary in a kimono holding the baby Jesus

#0 yen trip About an hour and a half by train from Rome. The Church of the Holy Martyrs of Japan in Civitavecchia is dedicated to the 26 Japanese saints (the first martyrs in Japan) and commemorates the martyrs. The Franciscan church is associated with Hasekura Tsunenaga, who was sent to Europe as a mission by order of Date Masamune. The fresco on the front ceiling of the church is a kimono-clad Mary holding the baby Jesus. The novelty of the figure standing on a tatami mat. When the church was rebuilt in 1951, the Japanese religious painter Hasegawa Rokka was invited to create the murals for the interior decoration. Parrocchia SS. Martiri Giapponesi Viale della Vittoria, 39 00053 Civitavecchia (RM) Tel. 0766.23649