Oura Catholic Church
The Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan also Ōura Church is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853.Photo: Houjyou-Minori, CC0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan
- Address: 長崎市, 長崎県 850-0931
Photo: Michael Crossroad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Glover Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glover Garden is a park in Nagasaki, Japan, built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. Glover Garden is situated 120 metres southwest of Oura Catholic Church.
Inori no Oka Art Book Museum
Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Inori no Oka Art Book Museum is situated 130 metres north of Oura Catholic Church.
Former Latin Divinity School
School building
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Former Latin Divinity School is a school building.
Localities in the Area
Dejima
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dejima or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch.
Oura Catholic Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, minor basilica, co-cathedral, building, historic site, place of worship and religion
- Location: Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.73415° or 32° 44' 3" northLongitude
129.87015° or 129° 52' 13" eastOpen Location Code
8Q4FPVMC+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 243003159OpenStreetMap Feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap Feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap Feature
historic=churchWikidata ID
Q430626Oura Catholic Church Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Belarusian: Царква Оўра
- Catalan: Basílica dels Vint-i-Sis Sants Màrtirs de Nagasaki
- Chinese: 大浦天主堂
- Egyptian Arabic: كنيسه شورا
- English: Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan
- English: Church of the 26 Japanese Martyrs
- English: Ōura Cathedral
- English: Ōura Catholic Church
- English: Ōura Church
- French: Basilique des Vingt-Six-Martyrs-du-Japon
- French: Basilique des Vingt-Six-Martyrs-du-Japon de Nagasaki
- French: basilique des Vingt-Six-Martyrs-du-Japon
- French: église d'Ōura
- German: Basilika der sechsundzwanzig heiligen Märtyrer Japans
- Greek: Βασιλική των 26 Αγίων Μαρτύρων της Ιαπωνίας
- Greek: Βασιλική των 26 Αγίων Μαρτύρων της Ιαπωνίας στο Ναγκασάκι
- Greek: Εκκλησία Όουρα
- Hebrew: קתדרלת אורה
- Hungarian: Óurai templom
- Indonesian: Gereja Ōura
- Italian: Basilica dei Ventisei Santi Martiri del Giappone
- Italian: chiesa di Ōura
- Japanese: 大浦天主堂
- Korean: 오우라 천주당
- Latin: Basilica Martyrum XXVI Iaponicorum
- Polish: Bazylika 26 męczenników japońskich
- Portuguese: Basílica dos Vinte e Seis Santos Mártires do Japão
- Portuguese: Igreja de Ōura
- Russian: Церковь Оура
- Spanish: Basílica de los Veintiséis Santos Mártires de Japón
- Spanish: iglesia de Ōura
- Turkish: Ōura Katedrali
- Ukrainian: Церква Оура
- 日本二十六聖殉教者堂
In the Area
Oura Catholic Church is situated close to the scenic viewpoint Glover Hill and the church カトリック大浦教会.
Landmarks
- Glass Road 1571Museum, 100 metres north
- Glass Road 1571Shopping centre, 110 metres north
- Fountain of PrayersFountain, 130 metres southwest
- Glover Sky Road - Lift #2150 metres south
- ANA CROWNE PLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILLHotel, 160 metres north
- Nagasaki Traditional Performing Arts ExhibitionMuseum, 160 metres west
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