Murayama Tōan "Antonio" (村山等安) (d.1619) Naitō Joan Gohime ''Monica'' (Bizen no Gomoji), Hideyoshi's daughter (1574–1634) Hosokawa Gracia Kyōgoku Maria Amakusa Shirō Julia Ota Naitō Julia In popular culture Shūsaku Endō's novel Silence and its two film adaptations in 1971 and 2016 deal with the 17th century suppression of the last known Japanese Christian communities. See also Roman Catholicism in Japan Martyrs of Japan Nanban trade period Nippo Jisho Japanese words of Portuguese origin Suwa Shrine (Nagasaki) List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868 Folk Catholicism Shogun Novel Citations References Sources Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . External links The Christian Century in Japan, by Charles Boxer . . History of Christianity in Japan 16th century in Japan 17th century in Japan Japanese historical terms Catholic Church in Japan Crypto-Christianity 16th-century Catholicism 17th-century Catholicism