Faith and Betrayal: The Story of Giuseppe Chiara in 17th-Century Japan

Two missionarie, Cristóvão Ferreira and Giuseppe Chiara, in a very difficult time for Catholicism in Japan.

A Japanese Nobleman Speaking with a Jesuit (circa 1600) - Anonymous Japanese, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The plot of Silence (2016), directed by Martin Scorsese, centers on the Jesuit missio…