A fine art, giclée print set behind glass in a brushed bronze finish with beading frame. Leg stand and hanging hooks on back. Includes artist narrative.
Paul Miki, one of the Martyrs of Nagasaki, was educated by the Jesuits and decided to join the order as a priest. He was known for his eloquent preaching. In 1596, just before his ordination, Emperor Hideyoshi, threatened by the rise of Christianity, initiated a persecution of the Christians he had previously driven underground in 1587. Paul was soon arrested. On his way to martyrdom, he and twenty-five others were marched 600 miles so they could be a lesson to the onlookers. Though subjected to torture and abuse, the condemned Christians sang the Te Deum on the way.
