Missions and social works. Missionaries by inheritance

Japan, seed-bed of martyrs

Three years before the arrival of the Recollects the Philippine Church was implicated in the evangelization of Japan. In July 1622 the Province wanted to join in this effort and organized between 1623 and 1632 six expeditions, of which only two arrived to their destination. The first expedition was composed of the Recollects Francisco de Jesús and Vicente de San Antonio. They were captured in 1629 and burnt alive on the 3rd of September 1632. The second expedition left Manila at the beginning of August 1632 with Melichor de San Agustín and Martín de San Nicolás. By the 2nd of November they were imprisoned and were burnt alive forty days later in Nagasaki.

One of the fundamental aspects of the evangelization of Japan was the collaboration of the laity, which showed that their courage and commitment was no less than that of the religious. In October 1632 there were already some 300 confraternity lay people who had been martyred.

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Francisco de Jesús, Vicente de San Antonio, Martín de San Nicolás and Melchor de San Agustín were the first Recollects to go to the mission in Japan. All four were martyred shortly after beginning their hard work.
Francisco de Jesús, Vicente de San Antonio, Martín de San Nicolás and Melchor de San Agustín were the first Recollects to go to the mission in Japan. All four were martyred shortly after beginning their hard work.
Francisco de Jesús, Vicente de San Antonio, Martín de San Nicolás and Melchor de San Agustín were the first Recollects to go to the mission in Japan. All four were martyred shortly after beginning their hard work.
Saint Magdalene of Nagasaki represents hundreds of Japanese Christians who followed in the wake of the first missionaries including the same martyrdom. Today she is the patron of almost 4,500 lay people, who throughout the world live the Augustinian Recollect charisma within the Secular Fraternity.
Saint Magdalene of Nagasaki represents hundreds of Japanese Christians who followed in the wake of the first missionaries including the same martyrdom. Today she is the patron of almost 4,500 lay people, who throughout the world live the Augustinian Recollect charisma within the Secular Fraternity.
Saint Magdalene of Nagasaki represents hundreds of Japanese Christians who followed in the wake of the first missionaries including the same martyrdom. Today she is the patron of almost 4,500 lay people, who throughout the world live the Augustinian Recollect charisma within the Secular Fraternity.
Saint Magdalene of Nagasaki represents hundreds of Japanese Christians who followed in the wake of the first missionaries including the same martyrdom. Today she is the patron of almost 4,500 lay people, who throughout the world live the Augustinian Recollect charisma within the Secular Fraternity.

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The missions save the Order

index Introduction Missionaries out of necessity Mission, a complex and all-embracing term Religious, lay people, and volunteer missionaries Missionaries according to the laws Constitutions of the Order of Augustinian Recollects Statutes of the Missions Missionaries by inheritance St Augustine Cultivating the missionary spirit The Augustinian Recollection, missionary right from the start The three stages of the Augustinian Recollect missions The Philippines, “surname” of the province of St Nicholas Japan, seed-bed of martyrs The Province’s missions in the 19th century The missions save the Order Spreading out throughout the world (1896-1906) St Ezequiel Moreno The Province’s missions in the 20th century Introduction The Philippines in the 20th century Prelature of Ciudad Madera (Chihuahua, Mexico) Sarapiqui (Costa Rica) Kamabai and Kamalo (Northern Province, Sierra Leone) Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Missionaries today MISSIONARY ZONES Prelature of Labrea (Amazonas, Brazil) History of the Purus Physical description of the region Social geography Evangelization Diocese of Shangqiu (Henan, People’s Republic of China) Historical background to the Augustinian Recollects in China Shanghai Preparation (1919-1923) Geography, economy, and society of the Kweiteh mission The first stage (1924-1930) The second stage (1931-1937) The third stage (1938-1952) The fourth stage: beyond the bamboo curtain MISSIONARY MINISTRIES Boy's Town (Aguascalientes de Cartago, Costa Rica) St Monica’s home (Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil) CARDI, the Augustinian Recollect Centre for Integral Development, Mexico DF Service to immigrants Latin-American Chaplaincy, London The Chinese chaplaincy in the Archdiocese of Madrid

Japan, seed-bed of martyrs

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Augustinian Recollects Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine.